2016 State Draft Report: Tennessee

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Tennessee’s 2013 high school class may go down in history as one of the better classes any state has ever had. 2013 Tennessee prep graduates include Nick Senzel, Jordan Sheffield, Bryan Reynolds, Will Craig and Dakota Hudson, among others. That class has had a significant impact on college baseball, and now the whole group is draft-eligible once again.

The Volunteer State has arguably the best college hitter in this year’s class in Senzel, one of the safest players in the class in Reynolds, and one of the most electric college arms in Sheffield. While there is no high school player that’s likely to be taken in the first round, there is a healthy collection of projectable prep arms, and two solid athletes in Duncan Pence and Trevyne Carter.

The 2015 Tennessee class was exceptional, with Dansby Swanson going first overall and his Vanderbilt teammates Walker Buehler and Carson Fulmer going in the first round as well.

 

NATIONAL TOP 500 PROSPECTS

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1. Nick Senzel, 3b/ss, Tennessee (National Rank: 6)
2. Jordan Sheffield, rhp, Vanderbilt (National Rank: 23)
3. Bryan Reynolds, of, Vanderbilt (National Rank: 31)
4. Ben Bowden, lhp, Vanderbilt (National Rank: 75)
5. Zach Linginfelter, rhp, Sevier County HS, Sevierville, Tenn. (National Rank: 107)
6. Ryan Rolison, lhp, University School, Jackson, Tenn. (National Rank: 110)
7. Trevyne Carter, of, Soddy-Daisy (Tenn.) HS (National Rank: 152)
8. Logan Gray, of/3b, Austin Peay State (National Rank: 169)
9. Alex Haynes, rhp, Central HS, Knoxville (National Rank: 336)
10. Vincent Jackson, of, Tennessee (National Rank: 378)
11. Kyle Serrano, rhp, Tennessee (National Rank: 386)
12. Jason Delay, c, Vanderbilt (National Rank: 406)
13. Zach King, lhp, Spring Hill HS, Columbia, Tenn. (National Rank: 412)
14. Korey Bell, rhp, Brentwood (Tenn.) HS (National Rank: 438)
15. John Kilichowski, lhp, Vanderbilt (National Rank: 460)
16. Hayden Stone, rhp, Vanderbilt (National Rank: 464)
17. Placido Torres, lhp, Tusculum (Tenn.) (National Rank: 499)

 

OTHER PROSPECTS OF NOTE

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18. Duncan Pence, ss, Farragut HS, Knoxville
19. Ramon Osuna, of, Walters State JC (Tenn.)
20. Will Toffey, 3b, Vanderbilt
21. Reed Hayes, rhp/dh, Walters State JC (Tenn.)
22. Benito Santiago, c, Tennessee
23. Joe Fulcher, rhp, Munford (Tenn.) HS
24. Hagen Owenby, c, East Tennessee State
25. Bryan Smith, rhp, Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)
26. Tyler Thompson, lhp, Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville
27. Trey York, 2b, East Tennessee State
28. John Pryor, lhp, Lipscomb
29. Derek Lance, of/2b, Tennessee
30. Ben Holland, 1b, Lee (Tenn.)
31. Ridge Smith, 3b, Austin Peay
32. Bill Munson, ss, Rhodes (Tenn.)
33. Austin Morgan, rhp, Walters State JC (Tenn.)
34. Chase Hamilton, of, Austin Peay
35. Sam Gardner, rhp, Walters State JC (Tenn.)
36. Jeff Moberg, 2b, Tennessee
37. Justin Morhardt, c/1b, Bryan (Tenn.)
38. Garrett Ring, rhp, Middle Tennesse
39. Trenton Hill, lhp, Lee (Tenn.)
40. Chad Burrows, rhp, Bryan (Tenn.)
41. Tyler Walsh, of, Belmont
42. Justin Alleman, rhp, Lee (Tenn.)