MLB Draft History

The Bulldogs have a string of 49 straight seasons with at least one player signing a professional contract. UGA led the nation in 2009 with a school record 11 players selected. Georgia has had 11 first-rounders in school history: 1976: Larry Littleton, OF (Secondary phase/6th by Pittsburgh) 1980: Jeff Pyburn, OF (5th by San Diego) 1987: Derek Lilliquist, LHP (6th by Atlanta) 1987: Cris Carpenter, RHP (14th by St. Louis) 1992: Kendall Rhine, RHP (37th by Houston) 2006: Brooks Brown, RHP (34th by Arizona) 2008: Gordon Beckham, SS (8th by Chicago) 2008: Joshua Fields, RHP (20th by Seattle), Also in December of 2012, Fields went first overall in the Rule 5 draft to Houston. 2011: Zach Cone, OF (37th by Texas) 2016: Robert Tyler, RHP (38th by Colorado) 2020: Emerson Hancock, RHP (6th overall, Seattle)

Seattle selected Emerson Hancock with the sixth overall pick of the 1st Round in 2020. Cleveland selected Ryan Webb in the 4th Round in 2021.

Year Pro Player, Pos. ................Organization/Round

1966 Mike Wysocki, RHP............San Francisco (26th) 1967 Randy Kohn, C...................Los Angeles (4th/SP) 1968 Buddy Copeland, RHP ......Oakland (7th) 1970 Kit Bradshaw, OF ...............Atlanta (FA) 1971 Mike Harrelson, OF-2B ......Los Angeles (25th) 1973 Gary Nevinger, RHP...........N.Y. Mets (3rd) 1974 Jim Turner, SS....................Cincinnati (28th) 1975 Mark Saber, SS-3B.............Pittsburgh (20th) 1976 Larry Littleton, OF...............Pittsburgh (1st/SP) Bubba Wilson, 1B...............Cleveland (15th) 1977 Chuck Fore, RHP ...............Toronto (Expn. draft) 1978 Bubba Kizer, SS .................Chi. Cubs (3rd) Chris Dilorenzo, RHP .........Kansas City (FA) Brad Pager, 3B...................Detroit (FA) 1979 David Lanning, 3B..............Los Angeles (2nd) Scott Benedict, C................N.Y. Yankees (2nd/SP) Ken Rabun, RHP................Atlanta (FA) 1980 Jeff Pyburn, OF ..................San Diego (1st) Rodney Bellamy, SS...........San Diego(15th) 1981 Peyton Mosher, RHP..........Los Angeles (12th) Glenn Davis, 1B .................Houston (*1st/SP) 1982 Buck Belue, OF ..................Montreal (6th) Craig Kizer, RHP ................Houston (FA) 1983 Hugh Kemp, RHP...............Cincinnati (13th) Jeff LeRiger, SS .................Baltimore (23rd) Ron Bunnell, C ...................Atlanta (37th) Glen Davis, 1B ...................Texas (42nd) Jeff Treadway, 2B...............Cincinnati (FA) 1984 John Lastinger, 1B..............Minnesota (11th) Dennis Chastain, LHP........N.Y. Yankees (12th) Rick Fuentes, OF ...............Chi. White Sox (FA) 1985 Marty Brown, 3B.................Cincinnati (12th) Doug Givler, RHP...............Seattle (21st) Kerry St. Clair, OF ..............Toronto (24th) Jim Hunter, RHP.................Montreal (Sec./1st) Pete Rodriguez, 1B-C ........Los Angeles (FA) 1986 Larry Lyons, RHP ...............Atlanta (FA) 1987 Derek Lilliquist, LHP...........Atlanta (1st) Cris Carpenter, RHP...........St. Louis (1st) Steve Carter, OF ................Pittsburgh (17th) Pete Freeman, C-1B ..........Pittsburgh (21st) Donn Perno, 2B..................San Francisco (39th) Scott Bohlke, OF ................Atlanta (40th) Scott Broadfoot, RHP.........St. Louis (FA) 1988 Steve Muh, LHP .................Minnesota (14th) 1989 Roger Miller, C....................San Francisco (14th) Marc Lipson, RHP ..............Minnesota (FA) Jim Potts, RHP...................Milwaukee (FA) 1990 Dave Fleming, LHP ............Seattle (3rd) Bruce Chick, OF.................Boston (8th) J.R. Showalter, SS .............California (10th) Tommy Owen, C.................Atlanta (55th) Rich Bielski, OF..................Salt Lake (FA) Brian Jester, 1B..................Atlanta (FA) Joe Kelly, LHP....................Los Angeles (FA) Jeff Cooper, 3B ..................Salt Lake (FA) 1991 Doug Radziewicz, 1B .........St. Louis (48th) 1992 Kendall Rhine, RHP ...........Houston (1st) Ray Suplee, OF..................New York (6th) Stan Payne, LHP................Oakland (12th) Blaise Kozeniewski, SS......N.Y. Yankees (16th) Jay Cranford, 3B ................Pittsburgh (21st) Terry Childers, C.................N.Y. Mets (FA) 1993 Jim Musselwhite, RHP .......N.Y. Yankees (7th) John Yselonia, 1B ..............Pittsburgh (30th) 1994 Alex Barylak, RHP..............Chi. Cubs (34th) 1995 Brian Powell, RHP..............Detroit (2nd) Todd Crane, OF..................Philadelphia (26th) 1996 Joey Cranford, 2B ..............Minnesota (10th) Chris Stowers, OF..............Montreal (19th) Pete Arenas, SS.................Florida (29th) Chip Wade, C .....................Minnesota (FA) 1997 Josh Gandy, LHP................Minnesota (10th) Tristan Jerue, RHP.............St. Louis (22nd) 1998 Zack Frachiseur, RHP ........Atlanta (19th) Robby Hammock, C ...........Arizona (23rd) 1999 Chris Crawford, RHP..........Tampa Bay (20th) Cliff Brand, RHP.................Duluth-Superior (FA) 2000 Matt Steele, RHP................Arizona (28th) Chris Clark, RHP................Atlanta (FA) Josh Hudson, INF/C...........Adirondack (FA) 2001 Jeff Keppinger, SS..............Pittsburgh (4th) Jeremy Brown, RHP...........Minnesota (5th) Doc Brooks, OF/C ..............San Diego (7th) Rob Moravek, RHP ............Texas (10th) Andy Neufeld, SS/3B..........Oakland (25th) Brandon Moorhead, RHP...Cincinnati (42nd) Jody Friedman, RHP..........St. Paul (FA) 2002 Chaz Lytle, OF....................Pittsburgh (42nd) Jeffrey Carswell, RHP ........Cincinnati (FA) Darryl Blaze, OF.................Kalamazoo (FA) 2003 Lee Mitchell, 3B..................Florida (6th) David Coffey, OF/DH..........Boston (23rd) Jasha Balcom, OF..............Chi. Cubs (33rd) Jon Armitage, OF ...............San Francisco (FA) Justin McClain, 1B..............Shreveport (FA) Brandon Moorhead, RHP...Seattle (FA) 2004 Clint Sammons, C ..............Atlanta (6th) Marshall Szabo, 2B ............Cleveland (17th) Justin Holmes, SS..............Cleveland (26th) Paul Lubrano, LHP.............Cleveland (33rd) 2005 Will Startup, LHP................Atlanta (5th) Mitchell Boggs, RHP ..........St. Louis (5th) Bo Lanier, RHP...................Cincinnati (10th) Michael Hyle, RHP .............Chi. Cubs (22nd) Sean Ruthven, RHP...........Colorado (27th) Kyle Keen, OF....................Chi. Cubs (37th/DNS) Chris Webb, RHP...............River City (FA) 2006 Brooks Brown, RHP ...........Arizona (1st) Joey Side, OF.....................Arizona (6th) Josh Morris, 1B ..................Atlanta (12th) Bobby Felmy, OF................San Francisco (22nd) Jason Jacobs, C.................N.Y. Mets (20th) Rip Warren, LHP ................N.Y. Mets (FA) Kyle Keen, OF....................River City (FA) 2007 Joshua Fields, RHP............Atlanta (2nd/DNS) Jonathan Wyatt, OF ...........Chi. Cubs (13th) Stephen Dodson, RHP.......Kansas City (18th/DNS) Adam McDaniel, RHP ........San Diego (19th) 2008 Gordon Beckham, SS.........Chi. White Sox (1st) Joshua Fields, RHP............Seattle (1st) Stephen Dodson, RHP.......Colorado (10th) Trevor Holder, RHP ............Florida (10th/DNS) Nathan Moreau, LHP..........Baltimore (11th) Ryan Peisel, 3B..................Colorado (12th) Nick Montgomery, RHP......N.Y. Yankees (FA) Matt Olson, OF...................Kansas City (FA) 2009 Rich Poythress, 1B.............Seattle (2nd) Trevor Holder, RHP ............Washington (3rd) Dean Weaver, RHP............Washington (7th) Matt Cerione, OF................Seattle (13th) Jeff Walters, RHP...............Baltimore (17th/DNS) Michael Demperio, SS........L.A. Angels (25th) Alex McRee, LHP...............L.A. Dodgers (26th/DNS) Bryce Massanari, C............Colorado (30th) Will Harvil, RHP..................Arizona (32nd) Joey Lewis, C.....................Kansas City (41st) Justin Earls, LHP................Pittsburgh (47th/DNS) 2010 Justin Grimm, RHP.............Texas (5th) Jeff Walters, RHP...............N.Y. Mets (7th) Alex McRee, LHP...............L.A. Dodgers (14th) Justin Earls, LHP................Texas (31st) Michael Palazzone, RHP....Cleveland (32nd/DNS) 2011 Zach Cone, OF...................Texas (1st) Cecil Tanner, RHP..............Oakland (23rd) Michael Palazzone, RHP....Milwaukee (24th/DNS) Johnathan Taylor, OF .........Texas (33rd/DNS) Tyler Maloof, RHP ..............Cleveland (34th/DNS) Peter Verdin, OF.................Washington (39th/DNS) Chase Davidson, OF..........Houston (41st) Ben Cornwell, RHP ............Seattle (FA) 2012 Alex Wood, LHP.................Atlanta (2nd) Levi Hyams, 2B ..................Atlanta (19th) Kyle Farmer, SS .................N.Y. Yankees (35th/DNS) 2013 Kyle Farmer, SS .................L.A. Dodgers (8th) Curt Powell, 3B...................Detroit (21st) Patrick Boling, LHP ............Washington (32nd/DNS) 2014 Nelson Ward, SS................Seattle (12th) Jarrett Brown, LHP.............Seattle (22nd) Hunter Cole, 3B..................San Francisco (26th) 2015 Ryan Lawlor, LHP...............Atlanta (8th) Sean McLaughlin, RHP......Atlanta (19th) Jared Cheek, RHP .............Chicago Cubs (21st) Zack Bowers, C..................San Francisco (24th) Taylor Hicks, RHP ..............Detroit (26th) David Sosebee, RHP .........N.Y. Yankees (28th) Jared Walsh, 1B .................L.A. Angels (39th) 2016 Robert Tyler, RHP...............Colorado (1st) Stephen Wrenn, CF............Houston (6th) Connor Jones, LHP............N.Y. Yankees (11th) Bo Tucker, LHP ..................L.A. Angels (12th) Skyler Weber, C .................Oakland (18th) Heath Holder, RHP.............Colorado (25th) Nick King, SS .....................Pittsburgh (FA) 2017 Andrew Gist, LHP...............Tampa Bay (9th) 2018 Kevin Smith, LHP ...............N.Y. Mets (7th) Keegan McGovern, OF ......Seattle (9th) Michael Curry, OF ..............San Diego (16th) Chase Adkins, RHP............L.A. Angels (FA) 2019 Aaron Schunk, 3B ..............Colorado (2nd) Tony Locey, RHP................St. Louis (3rd) Tim Elliott, RHP ..................Seattle (4th) LJ Talley, 2B .......................Toronto (7th) Zac Kristofak, RHP.............L.A. Angels (14th) Tucker Maxwell, OF............Philadelphia (22nd) Cam Shepherd, SS ............Tampa Bay (20th/DNS) Riley King, 3B.....................Atlanta (26th/DNS) 2020 Emerson Hancock, RHP ....Seattle (1st) Cole Wilcox, RHP...............San Diego (3rd) Tucker Bradley, OF.............Kansas City (FA) Cam Shepherd, SS ............Atlanta (FA) 2021 Ryan Webb, LHP................Cleveland (4th) Ben Harris, LHP .................L.A. Dodgers (8th)

Note: When the draft began in 1965, there were three phases. The winter session was phased out in 1986 and the secondary in 1987; SP=Secondary Phase; FA=Free Agent; *Davis left UGA after one season and played at Manatee JC in 1981; DNS=did not sign and returned to UGA.