I recently decided to rent a newly-built home and moved out of the city and into the suburbs. As a result, we now have a fenced-in backyard that overlooks a massive and overgrown wooded area. It’s a terrific upgrade for the dogs, but it also means I have the opportunity to observe local wildlife for the first time in eons. Just this past week, I had the great pleasure of taking in the process of allofeeding in person for the first time in my life. Allofeeding, for those of you who didn’t grow up in the age of Zoboomafoo, is basically a food-sharing behavior in which an adult bird regurgitates its food and feeds a hatchling mouth-to-mouth/beak-to-beak/insert proper terminology here. I’m by no means an expert, but a truly fascinating process nonetheless — and it’s a good thing baby birds have a much broader palette than I did when I was their age. If it wasn’t a burger, mac n cheese or ketchup, I wasn’t eating it. And I certainly wasn’t game for any regurgitated green beans.
Let’s take this concept of allofeeding one step further. I’ve been researching the 2021 MLB Draft, which begins in just under one week and runs from July 11-13, for well over a full calendar year now. What I observe far too often during my research are countless self-proclaimed prospect/draft ‘perts’ who simply research players using existing rankings and regurgitate the same rankings, add a tweak here or there while writing their own brief blurb, and poof! Draft rankings. Amazing. Incredible. Well done. Allofeeding in the prospect world. Now, allofeeding is an amazing phenomena, but it shouldn’t be applied to the realm of fantasy baseball or to the draft. It destroys diversity of thought. Not only does it fail to properly educate fantasy owners, but it’s disgusting when applied to humans. No one wants to see allofeeding when they roll up to an Arby’s. That said, I can’t promise you my 2021 Complete College Top 100 for the MLB Draft is going to be dead-on, but I can promise that it is not simply industry regurgitation, and rather a product of original thought and well over one year worth of research. That is why you may question why I have certain players significantly higher or lower than where you’ve seen them, or perhaps a name you’re completely unfamiliar with ranked inside the top 50. And if you do have such questions, please hit me up in the comments. We won’t have time for a full breakdown on all 100 players, but if you use the links below, you’ll be able to find an excess of prospect analysis on just about every top player that should be on your radar heading into your upcoming first-year player drafts. Onward into the abyss!
2021 Draft Rankings/Analysis: Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 30
Preseason Top 50 College MLB Draft Prospects
Prospect Watch: Robby Martin (April 29) | Collegiate Corner: May 13
Collegiate Corner: Feb. 25 | Collegiate Corner: March 18 | Collegiate Corner: April 15
2021 Draft Noise: Jan. 21 | Way-Too-Early College Top 25: July 16
Top Five Underclass Prospects: May 14 | Top 10 Underclass Prospects: May 21
Note: Rankings include only players eligible for the 2021 MLB Draft. The “MLB” and “BA” columns detail where each player is ranked by MLB.com and Baseball America, respectively. These rankings include both high school and college prospects, whereas my own personal rankings do not.
| 2021 MLB Draft Complete College Top 100 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Position | School | Height | Weight | B/T | MLB | BA |
| 1 | Jack Leiter | RHP | Vanderbilt | 6-4 | 225 | R/R | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Kumar Rocker | RHP | Vanderbilt | 6-5 | 245 | R/R | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Sal Frelick | OF | Boston College | 5-10 | 175 | L/R | 11 | 9 |
| 4 | Jud Fabian | OF | Florida | 6-1 | 180 | R/L | 23 | 27 |
| 5 | Henry Davis | C | Louisville | 6-2 | 195 | R/R | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Colton Cowser | OF | Sam Houston St. | 6-3 | 195 | L/R | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | Ethan Wilson | OF | South Alabama | 6-2 | 210 | L/L | 35 | 25 |
| 8 | Matt McLain | SS | UCLA | 5-11 | 175 | R/R | 12 | 10 |
| 9 | Sam Bachman | RHP | Miami (OH) | 6-1 | 235 | R/R | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Ty Madden | RHP | Texas | 6-3 | 215 | R/R | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Jordan Wicks | LHP | Kansas State | 6-3 | 220 | L/L | 16 | 13 |
| 12 | Gunnar Hoglund | RHP | Ole Miss | 6-4 | 220 | L/R | 22 | 18 |
| 13 | Will Bednar | RHP | Mississippi State | 6-2 | 230 | R/R | 32 | 38 |
| 14 | Ryan Bliss | INF | Auburn | 5-9 | 165 | R/R | 70 | 97 |
| 15 | Ryan Cusick | RHP | Wake Forest | 6-6 | 225 | R/R | 26 | 37 |
| 16 | Gavin Williams | RHP | East Carolina | 6-6 | 240 | L/R | 31 | 30 |
| 17 | Jaden Hill | RHP | LSU | 6-3 | 210 | R/R | 36 | 23 |
| 18 | Michael McGreevy | RHP | UC Santa Barbara | 6-4 | 200 | R/R | 28 | 16 |
| 19 | Christian Franklin | OF | Arkansas | 5-11 | 185 | R/R | 52 | 57 |
| 20 | Matheu Nelson | C | Florida State | 5-11 | 190 | R/R | 40 | 50 |
| 21 | Kyle Manzardo | 1B | Washington State | 6-1 | 205 | L/R | 81 | 80 |
| 22 | Adrian Del Castillo | C | Miami | 5-11 | 210 | L/R | 42 | 24 |
| 23 | Matt Mikulski | LHP | Fordham | 6-4 | 205 | L/L | 50 | 39 |
| 24 | Alex Binelas | INF | Louisville | 6-3 | 210 | L/R | 65 | 77 |
| 25 | Tommy Mace | RHP | Florida | 6-7 | 225 | R/R | 45 | 65 |
| 26 | Hunter Goodman | C | Memphis | 6-0 | 210 | R/R | 87 | 63 |
| 27 | Andrew Abbott | LHP | Virginia | 6-0 | 180 | L/L | 51 | 67 |
| 28 | Doug Nikhazy | LHP | Ole Miss | 6-0 | 205 | L/L | 56 | 76 |
| 29 | Robby Martin | OF | Florida State | 6-3 | 190 | L/R | 104 | 131 |
| 30 | Cody Morissette | SS | Boston College | 6-0 | 175 | L/R | 59 | 45 |
| 31 | Connor Norby | 2B | East Carolina | 5-10 | 190 | R/R | 58 | 42 |
| 32 | Trey Sweeney | SS | Eastern Illinois | 6-4 | 200 | L/R | 55 | 55 |
| 33 | Tyler Black | 2B | Wright State | 6-2 | 190 | L/R | 57 | 82 |
| 34 | Sean Burke | RHP | Maryland | 6-6 | 230 | R/R | 75 | 53 |
| 35 | Steven Hajjar | LHP | Michigan | 6-5 | 215 | R/L | 100 | 61 |
| 36 | Zack Gelof | INF | Virginia | 6-3 | 205 | R/R | 86 | 79 |
| 37 | Landon Marceaux | RHP | LSU | 6-0 | 180 | R/R | 90 | 102 |
| 38 | Christian MacLeod | LHP | Mississippi State | 6-4 | 225 | L/L | 113 | 129 |
| 39 | Dylan Smith | RHP | Alabama | 6-2 | 180 | R/R | 74 | 56 |
| 40 | Robert Gasser | LHP | Houston | 6-1 | 190 | L/L | 88 | 64 |
| 41 | Joe Rock | LHP | Ohio | 6-6 | 200 | L/L | 85 | 71 |
| 42 | Jose Torres | SS | NC State | 6-0 | 170 | R/R | 69 | 92 |
| 43 | Jonathon Cannon | RHP | Georgia | 6-6 | 205 | R/R | 89 | 68 |
| 44 | Luca Tresh | C | NC State | 6-0 | 195 | R/R | 101 | 75 |
| 45 | Ryan Holgate | OF | Arizona | 6-2 | 195 | L/L | 105 | 106 |
| 46 | Aaron Zavala | OF | Oregon | 6-0 | 195 | L/R | 76 | 125 |
| 47 | Tanner Allen | OF | Mississippi State | 5-11 | 190 | L/R | 137 | 167 |
| 48 | Brendan Beck | RHP | Stanford | 6-2 | 205 | R/R | 99 | 81 |
| 49 | Isaiah Thomas | OF | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 210 | R/R | 97 | 95 |
| 50 | Russell Smith | LHP | TCU | 6-9 | 235 | L/L | 102 | 108 |
| 51 | McCade Brown | RHP | Indiana | 6-6 | 225 | R/R | 103 | 121 |
| 52 | Mike Vasil | RHP | Virginia | 6-3 | 200 | L/R | 111 | 114 |
| 53 | Justice Thompson | OF | North Carolina | 6-4 | 205 | R/R | 119 | 96 |
| 54 | Austin Love | RHP | North Carolina | 6-3 | 230 | R/R | 138 | 99 |
| 55 | Niko Kavadas | 1B | Notre Dame | 6-1 | 235 | L/R | 136 | 157 |
| 56 | Denzel Clarke | OF | Cal State Northridge | 6-5 | 220 | R/R | 98 | 133 |
| 57 | Tyler McDonough | OF | NC State | 5-10 | 180 | S/R | 112 | 128 |
| 58 | Seth Lonsway | LHP | Ohio State | 6-3 | 200 | L/L | 154 | 140 |
| 59 | Richard Fitts | RHP | Auburn | 6-3 | 200 | R/R | 150 | 218 |
| 60 | Dominic Hamel | RHP | Dallas Baptist | 6-2 | 205 | R/R | 96 | 151 |
| 61 | Kevin Abel | RHP | Oregon State | 6-2 | 195 | R/R | 167 | 134 |
| 62 | Branden Boissiere | 1B | Arizona | 6-1 | 215 | L/L | 160 | 144 |
| 63 | Bryce Miller | RHP | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 180 | R/R | 91 | 156 |
| 64 | Thomas Farr | RHP | South Carolina | 6-0 | 205 | R/R | 140 | 107 |
| 65 | Troy Melton | RHP | San Diego State | 6-4 | 190 | R/R | 132 | 117 |
| 66 | Max Ferguson | 2B | Tennessee | 6-1 | 190 | L/R | 145 | 166 |
| 67 | Reed Trimble | OF | Southern Mississippi | 6-0 | 180 | S/R | 149 | 119 |
| 68 | Dylan Ross | RHP | Northwest Florida State JC | 6-5 | 250 | R/R | 153 | 115 |
| 69 | JT Schwartz | 1B | UCLA | 6-4 | 215 | L/R | 146 | 127 |
| 70 | Nathan Hickey | C | Florida | 6-0 | 210 | L/R | 142 | 132 |
| 71 | John Rhodes | OF | Kentucky | 6-0 | 200 | R/R | 135 | 171 |
| 72 | Chayce McDermott | RHP | Ball State | 6-3 | 197 | L/R | 127 | 162 |
| 73 | Chase Silseth | RHP | Arizona | 6-0 | 217 | R/R | 158 | 145 |
| 74 | Parker Chavers | OF | Coastal Carolina | 5-11 | 185 | L/R | 161 | 174 |
| 75 | Brant Hurter | LHP | Georgia Tech | 6-6 | 250 | L/L | 192 | 126 |
| 76 | Sean Sullivan | RHP | California | 6-1 | 175 | R/R | 213 | 139 |
| 77 | Mason Black | RHP | Lehigh | 6-3 | 210 | R/R | 155 | 150 |
| 78 | Luke Waddell | 2B | Georgia Tech | 5-9 | 175 | L/R | 300 | 173 |
| 79 | Zack Raabe | 2B | Minnesota | 5-10 | 180 | R/R | 300 | 277 |
| 80 | Christian Robinson | OF | Stanford | 6-2 | 210 | L/L | 300 | 375 |
| 81 | Ben Casparius | RHP | Connecticut | 6-0 | 208 | R/R | 170 | 147 |
| 82 | Logan Cerny | OF | Troy | 6-1 | 185 | R/R | 174 | 164 |
| 83 | Andrew Walling | LHP | Eastern Oklahoma State JC | 6-3 | 220 | L/L | 144 | 181 |
| 84 | Ryan Webb | RHP | Georgia | 6-1 | 202 | L/L | 156 | 178 |
| 85 | Grant Holman | RHP | California | 6-6 | 250 | R/R | 139 | 204 |
| 86 | Dru Baker | OF | Texas Tech | 5-11 | 205 | R/R | 191 | 169 |
| 87 | Brady Allen | OF | South Carolina | 6-1 | 218 | R/L | 194 | 176 |
| 88 | Jack Leftwich | RHP | Florida | 6-4 | 220 | R/R | 157 | 208 |
| 89 | Cal Conley | SS | Texas Tech | 5-10 | 185 | S/R | 171 | 183 |
| 90 | Dylan Dodd | LHP | Southeast Missouri State | 6-3 | 210 | L/L | 178 | 182 |
| 91 | Christian McGowan | RHP | Eastern Oklahoma State JC | 6-3 | 205 | R/R | 179 | 193 |
| 92 | Braden Olthoff | RHP | Tulane | 6-4 | 228 | R/R | 183 | 189 |
| 93 | Bryce McGowan | RHP | Charlotte | 6-1 | 205 | R/R | 159 | 216 |
| 94 | Tanner Bibee | RHP | Cal State Fullerton | 6-2 | 190 | R/R | 163 | 212 |
| 95 | Julian Bosnic | LHP | South Carolina | 6-3 | 218 | L/L | 188 | 192 |
| 96 | Mason Miller | RHP | Gardner-Webb | 6-5 | 200 | R/R | 162 | 233 |
| 97 | Dominic Keegan | 1B | Vanderbilt | 6-0 | 210 | R/R | 177 | 223 |
| 98 | Eric Cerantola | RHP | Mississippi State | 6-5 | 225 | R/R | 248 | 200 |
| 99 | Nick Nastrini | RHP | UCLA | 6-3 | 215 | R/R | 249 | 215 |
| 100 | Tyler Hardman | 1B | Oklahoma | 6-3 | 204 | R/R | 195 | 222 |
And that, dear readers, is your complete college top 100 for the 2021 MLB Draft. As always, I’m happy to take this conversation into the comments section or on Twitter, where you can find me @WorldOfHobbs.
Outside Looking In: Texas A&M LHP Dustin Saenz, Tempe JC SS Seth Stephenson, UC Santa Barbara LHP Rodney Boone, UCLA RHP Jesse Bergin, UC Irvine RHP Trenton Denholm, Kent State RHP Luke Albright, Louisville OF Levi Usher, Arizona State SS Drew Swift, Miami 1B Alex Toral, Louisville 2B Cooper Bowman, UCLA C Noah Cardenas, Northwestern State RHP Levi David, Texas LHP Pete Hansen, North Carolina SS Danny Serretti, Texas A&M LHP Jonathan Childress, Boston College RHP Mason Pelio, Virginia SS Nic Kent
