Dakota Jordan Stats & Scouting Report

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Full name Dakota Jordan
Born 05/09/2003 in Canton, MS
Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Jackson Academy
Drafted in the 4th round (116th overall) by the San Francisco Giants in 2024 (signed for $1,997,500).

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School: Mississippi State
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.2
BA Grade: 55/Extreme
Tools: Hit: 40. Power: 60. Run: 60. Field: 50. Arm: 55.

Jordan was a high-profile prospect coming out of high school who stood out for his multi-sport athleticism, physicality and power-speed combination. A former three-star football player, Jordan is now a draft-eligible sophomore and powerfully built 6-foot, 220-pound outfielder and righthanded hitter with massive raw power. He has top-of-the-scale, lightning-quick hands that lead to titanic blasts to all fields and some of the best exit velocity data in the 2024 draft when he makes contact. With that power comes plenty of swing-and-miss, which is the crucial question mark with Jordan’s profile. He has a 27.4% career strikeout rate with Mississippi State and aggressively chases breaking stuff out of the zone. Those contact questions and his aggressive approach could make his 80-grade raw power play down at least two grades in games. In addition to raw power, Jordan is a great runner who will turn in 70-grade times occasionally, though out of the box he’s more consistently a plus runner who is still refining his outfield defense. With his speed and above-average arm strength, he should be at least an above-average defender in a corner, though scouts believe he’s more like an average defender. Jordan’s physical tools and huge power give him exciting upside, but his contact questions and lack of overall refinement creates considerable risk as well.

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School: Mississippi State Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.2
BA Grade: 55/Extreme
Tools: Hit: 40. Power: 60. Run: 60. Field: 50. Arm: 55.

Jordan was a high-profile prospect coming out of high school who stood out for his multi-sport athleticism, physicality and power-speed combination. A former three-star football player, Jordan is now a draft-eligible sophomore and powerfully built 6-foot, 220-pound outfielder and righthanded hitter with massive raw power. He has top-of-the-scale, lightning-quick hands that lead to titanic blasts to all fields and some of the best exit velocity data in the 2024 draft when he makes contact. With that power comes plenty of swing-and-miss, which is the crucial question mark with Jordan’s profile. He has a 27.4% career strikeout rate with Mississippi State and aggressively chases breaking stuff out of the zone. Those contact questions and his aggressive approach could make his 80-grade raw power play down at least two grades in games. In addition to raw power, Jordan is a great runner who will turn in 70-grade times occasionally, though out of the box he’s more consistently a plus runner who is still refining his outfield defense. With his speed and above-average arm strength, he should be at least an above-average defender in a corner, though scouts believe he’s more like an average defender. Jordan’s physical tools and huge power give him exciting upside, but his contact questions and lack of overall refinement creates considerable risk as well.
School: Canton (Miss.) Academy Committed/Drafted: Mississippi State
Age At Draft: 19.2
A 6-foot, 215-pound outfielder, Jordan has an exciting present combination of power, speed and athleticism. He’s a standout football player who is rated a three-star athlete according to 247Sports and is committed to Mississippi State to play both baseball and football. Jordan clocked a 6.43-second 60-yard dash in 2021 at East Coast Pro and showed twitchy hands in the batter’s box with raw power that some scouts have described as “monstrous.” Despite his tools, scouts wonder about his pure hitting ability and there are some who think he’ll wind up being a corner outfielder rather than a center fielder—which puts plenty of pressure on the bat. If Jordan does make it to campus, he will be draft-eligible as a sophomore in the 2024 class.