California, Florida, North Carolina Lead Way With Most 2024 Draft Picks
Image credit: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announces the Arizona Diamondbacks 1st round pick, 29th overall, Slade Caldwell at the 2024 MLB Draft at Cowtown Coliseum in Ft. Worth, Texas on Sunday, July 14, 2024 (Eddie Kelly/ProLook Photos)
As usual, the state of California led the way in having the most 2024 MLB Draft picks. But it is notable how some schools have steadily increased their number of players taken while one state in particular has continued to drop off in draft production.
California had 63 players selected this year, compared to Florida’s 57. North Carolina (46), Texas (40) and Virginia (29) rounded out the top five.
Last year, 67 players from California went in the draft, while 65 came from Texas.
The state that has declined the most precipitously in recent years is Georgia. Georgia saw 19 players picked this year after totaling just 18 in 2023. Throughout the 2010s, Georgia annually had 25 or more players picked in the top 20 rounds and didn’t have a year below 20 picks in any year that decade.
Which College Baseball Programs Had The Most Draft Picks?
A trio of SEC schools topped the list of college programs with the most players selected in the 2024 MLB draft.
Five states—Vermont, South Dakota, Montana, Rhode Island and Wyoming—went pickless.
| State | Picks |
| California | 63 |
| Florida | 57 |
| North Carolina | 46 |
| Texas | 40 |
| Virginia | 29 |
| Oklahoma | 23 |
| South Carolina | 22 |
| Tennessee | 22 |
| Mississippi | 21 |
| Alabama | 20 |
| Louisiana | 20 |
| Georgia | 18 |
| Illinois | 17 |
| Kentucky | 17 |
| Indiana | 15 |
| Kansas | 15 |
| Oregon | 15 |
| Arizona | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 |
| Missouri | 10 |
| Arkansas | 9 |
| New York | 9 |
| Ohio | 9 |
| New Jersey | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 7 |
| Michigan | 7 |
| Washington | 7 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Iowa | 6 |
| Nebraska | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 |
| West Virginia | 6 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 5 |
| Nevada | 4 |
| Utah | 4 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Vermont | 0 |
| South Dakota | 0 |
| Montana | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 0 |
| Wyoming | 0 |
This was produced using PramanaLabs’ Shift tool through Baseball America’s partnership with Pramana.
