It’s almost time for the 2026 MLB Draft. With Rounds 1-4 set for Saturday, ESPN analyst Kiley McDaniel shared his final mock draft on Friday.
The first round will feature 37 total picks, including the supplemental portion. Among those, McDaniel forecasts 11 stars from the SEC hearing their names called.
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Some SEC fans might be surprised that McDaniel doesn’t see a player from the conference being drafted until Texas A&M’s Chris Hacopian at No. 8. From there, though, things get rolling for the SEC with 7 selections from picks Nos. 9 to 17 in McDaniel’s mock.
Here are all 11 SEC standouts in McDaniel’s Round 1 mock:
Texas A&M 2B Chris Hacopian — No. 8 (Athletics) Kentucky SS Tyler Bell — No. 9 (Atlanta Braves) LSU OF Derek Curiel — No. 11 (Washington Nationals) Alabama SS Justin Lebron — No. 12 (Los Angeles Angels) Arkansas C Ryder Helfrick — No. 13 (St. Louis Cardinals) Arkansas P Hunter Dietz — No. 15 (Arizona Diamondbacks) Florida P Liam Peterson — No. 16 (Texas Rangers) Georgia C Daniel Jackson — No. 17 (Houston Astros) Mississippi State 3B Ace Reese — No. 20 (Boston Red Sox) Ole Miss P Cade Townsend — No. 27 (New York Mets) Tennessee P Tegan Kuhns — No. 34 (Pittsburgh Pirates)We’ll see on Saturday how McDaniel’s final mock compares to the draft picks. Round 1 gets started at 1 p.m. ET, with the first 10 picks airing on NBC and Peacock before switching to the MLB Network at 2:30 p.m. ET for picks Nos. 11-40.
Prediction Markets Players Drafted Top 10 in 2026? Learn more about Prediction Markets Kalshi Grady Emerson 98% Vahn Lackey 98% Roch Cholowsky 93% Jackson Flora 87% Drew Burress 87% Eric Booth Jr. 85% Jacob Lombard 83% Tyler Bell 65% Ryder Helfrick 37% Justin Lebron 26% PredictESPN analyst projects 11 SEC players to go in first round of 2026 MLB Draft Saturday Down South.
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