103 NJCAA players taken in 2019 MLB Draft
San Jacinto's Jackson Rutledge was taken in the first round to headline the list of NJCAA players selected in the 2019 MLB Draft.
Charlotte, NC – Days after the NJCAA crowned a trio of baseball champions across its three divisions, 103 players that played for NJCAA programs this season were taken in the 2019 MLB Draft.
It came as little surprise when San Jacinto's Jackson Rutledge was the first junior college player selected in this year's draft. Rutledge, ranked as one of the MLB's best prospects, was invited to attend the event at the MLB Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey. There Rutledge heard his name called with the 17th overall pick by the Washington Nationals. Rutledge was also a semifinalist for the prestigious USA Golden Spikes Award, an honor given to the top amateur baseball player in the nation who exhibits exceptional on-field ability and exemplary sportsmanship.
San Jacinto led the NJCAA with six players selected in this year's draft while Wabash Valley and 2019 Division I World Series champion Central Arizona both had five players hear their name called.
Western Oklahoma State led all Division II programs with four players taken, highlighted by Junior Martina's 16th round selection. Mississippi Gulf Coast's Brandon Parker, the 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA DII Player of the Year, became the highest selected player from his division this year when the Atlanta Braves took the sophomore outfielder in the 10th round.
The two teams that battled in the NJCAA DIII World Series championship game were also well represented: Champion Cumberland County and runner-up Rowan-Gloucester each had two players drafted. Meanwhile, Tyler's Peyton Miller was the highest taken DIII player this year: selected by Oakland in the 14th round.
Region VIII (Florida) held the honor of most players drafted from one region with 24 total picks. Thirteen different Florida programs had a player taken, led by Chipola's four selections.
Note: This is a list of players drafted directly from NJCAA member colleges
| NJCAA Student-Athletes in 2019 MLB Draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Name | POS | NJCAA College | MLB Team |
| 1 | 17 | Jackson Rutledge | RHP | San Jacinto (TX) | Washington Nationals |
| 2 | 65 | Antoine Kelly | LHP | Wabash Valley (IL) | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 4 | 114 | Ivan Johnson | 2B | Chipola (FL) | Cincinnati Reds |
| 7 | 227 | Brock Bell | RHP | State College of Florida | Boston Red Sox |
| 8 | 256 | Luis Guerrero | CF | Miami Dade (FL) | Houston Astros |
| 9 | 277 | Cody Milligan | 2B | Cowley (KS) | Atlanta Braves |
| 10 | 307 | Brandon Parker | RF | Mississippi Gulf Coast | Atlanta Braves |
| 11 | 342 | Mack Chambers | SS | Seminole State (OK) | Chicago Cubs |
| 11 | 343 | Brock Begue | LHP | Cuyahoga (OH) | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 11 | 344 | Dustin Harris | 3B | St. Petersburg (FL) | Oakland Athletics |
| 11 | 346 | Ryan Gusto | RHP | Florida SouthWestern | Houston Astros |
| 12 | 363 | Orlando Ribalta | RHP | Miami Dade (FL) | Washington Nationals |
| 12 | 366 | Antoine Mistico | CF | GateWay (AZ) | Seattle Mariners |
| 12 | 367 | Andy Samuelson | LHP | Wabash Valley (IL) | Atlanta Braves |
| 13 | 383 | Brandon Komar | RHP | Madison (WI) | San Diego Padres |
| 13 | 393 | Jake Randa | LF | Northwest Florida State | Washington Nationals |
| 13 | 398 | Zach Huffins | CF | Arizona Western | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 14 | 423 | Lucas Knowles | LHP | Central Arizona | Washington Nationals |
| 14 | 434 | Peyton Miller | RHP | Tyler (TX) | Oakland Athletics |
| 15 | 441 | Javeon Cody | CF | Alvin (TX) | Miami Marlins |
| 15 | 450 | Adam Leverett | RHP | Gordon State (GA) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 15 | 458 | Brett Wisely | 2B | Gulf Coast State (FL) | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 15 | 459 | Alex Haynes | RHP | Walters State (TN) | Colorado Rockies |
| 16 | 473 | Robert Briley | RHP | Seminole State (OK) | San Diego Padres |
| 16 | 481 | Dakota Donovan | RHP | Central Arizona | Anaheim Angels |
| 16 | 483 | Junior Martina | SS | Western Oklahoma State | Washington Nationals |
| 16 | 491 | Andrew Baker | RHP | Chipola (FL) | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 16 | 496 | Dexter Jordan | 2B | Pearl River (MS) | Houston Astros |
| 16 | 497 | Oraj Anu | LF | Wallace-Dothan (AL) | Boston Red Sox |
| 17 | 510 | Hunter Milam | LHP | Gulf Coast State (FL) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 18 | 543 | Mason Doolittle | C | Palm Beach State (FL) | Washington Nationals |
| 19 | 560 | Joshua Rivera | SS | Chipola (FL) | Chicago White Sox |
| 20 | 594 | Jose Rodriguez | RHP | Cumberland County (NJ) | Cincinnati Reds |
| 21 | 619 | Matthew Stil | RHP | Rowan Gloucester (NJ) | Kansas City Royals |
| 21 | 621 | Jhonny Felix | RHP | Western Oklahoma State | Miami Marlins |
| 21 | 624 | Ashton Creal | CF | John A. Logan (IL) | Cincinnati Reds |
| 21 | 625 | Jake Hamilton | RHP | Rose State (OK) | Texas Rangers |
| 21 | 629 | Bradley Hanner | RHP | Patrick Henry (VA) | Minnesota Twins |
| 21 | 638 | Andrew Peters | RHP | John A. Logan (IL) | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 22 | 662 | Jonathan Stroman | RHP | Central Arizona | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 22 | 663 | Allan Berrios | C | Western Oklahoma State | Washington Nationals |
| 22 | 665 | Zade Richardson | C | Wabash Valley (IL) | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 22 | 672 | Elian Almanzar | RHP | Florence-Darlington Tech (SC) | Chicago Cubs |
| 22 | 675 | Gerrit van Zijll | LHP | Alvin (TX) | New York Yankees |
| 23 | 685 | Ross Carver | RHP | Crowder (MO) | Texas Rangers |
| 23 | 692 | Dane Acker | RHP | San Jacinto (TX) | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 24 | 713 | Taylor Lomack | CF | Tallahassee (FL) | San Diego Padres |
| 24 | 720 | Jose Ulloa | RHP | ASA Miami (FL) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 24 | 730 | Joab Gonzalez | SS | New Mexico JC | Cleveland Indians |
| 25 | 743 | Blake Baker | RHP | Miami Dade (FL) | San Diego Padres |
| 25 | 757 | Chad Bryant | RHP | Pensacola State (FL) | Atlanta Braves |
| 25 | 765 | Luke Brown | CF | John A. Logan (IL) | New York Yankees |
| 26 | 775 | Corey Stone | LHP | Walters State (TN) | Texas Rangers |
| 27 | 808 | Dalton Fowler | LHP | Northwest Mississippi | New York Mets |
| 27 | 818 | Mitchell Parker | LHP | San Jacinto (TX) | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 27 | 824 | Gavin Jones | 3B | State Fair (MO) | Oakland Athletics |
| 27 | 826 | Kevin Dickey | LHP | Seminole State (OK) | Houston Astros |
| 28 | 829 | Riley Boyd | RHP | Jefferson (MO) | Kansas City Royals |
| 28 | 833 | Sam Ballard | LHP | Parkland (IL) | San Diego Padres |
| 28 | 834 | Michael Miles | RHP | Cumberland County (NJ) | Cincinnati Reds |
| 28 | 837 | Gabriel Ponce | RHP | Arizona Western | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 28 | 840 | Carlos Francisco | RHP | Hillsborough (FL) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 28 | 847 | Ben Thompson | RHP | Chandler Gilbert (AZ) | Atlanta Braves |
| 29 | 859 | Jon Beymer | RHP | Wabash Valley (IL) | Kansas City Royals |
| 29 | 878 | Zach Bravo | RHP | Butler (KS) | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 30 | 892 | Cordell Dunn | 3B | Grayson (TX) | Detroit Tigers |
| 30 | 897 | Noah Myers | OF | Wabash Valley (IL) | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 30 | 904 | Dawson McCarville | RHP | Glendale (AZ) | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 31 | 923 | Jason Nelson | RHP | Central Arizona | San Diego Padres |
| 31 | 938 | Brannon Jordan | RHP | Cowley (KS) | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 31 | 943 | Jonathan Jones | RHP | San Jacinto (TX) | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 32 | 959 | Bryson Gandy | CF | Lurleen B. Wallace (AL) | Minnesota Twins |
| 32 | 966 | Jackson Tate | CF | Lawson State (AL) | Seattle Mariners |
| 33 | 992 | Phillip Sikes | CF | Pima (AZ) | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 33 | 994 | Ernny Ordonez | 3B | Central Arizona | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 33 | 995 | Anthony Green | RHP | Jefferson (MO) | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 33 | 1001 | Julio Carrion | 3B | Chipola (FL) | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 33 | 1003 | Kevin Hardin | 1B | Metropolitan (MO) | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 33 | 1006 | Bryan Martinez | LHP | Connors State (OK) | Houston Astros |
| 34 | 1009 | Justin Fall | LHP | Brookdale (NJ) | Kansas City Royals |
| 34 | 1013 | Bryant Salgado | RHP | San Jacinto (TX) | San Diego Padres |
| 34 | 1015 | Nicholas Yoder | RHP | Rowan Gloucester (NJ) | Texas Rangers |
| 34 | 1017 | Luis Quinones | RHP | San Jacinto (TX) | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 34 | 1020 | Jalen Battles | RHP | McLennan (TX) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 34 | 1026 | Christia Encarnacion-Strand | 3B | Yavapai (AZ) | Seattle Mariners |
| 35 | 1044 | Tanner Cooper | RHP | Finger Lakes (NY) | Cincinnati Reds |
| 35 | 1055 | Logan Hofmann | RHP | Colby (KS) | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 35 | 1063 | Odrick Pitre | SS | Alvin (TX) | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 35 | 1066 | James Nix | RF | Central Florida | Houston Astros |
| 36 | 1075 | Donovan Benoit | RHP | Santa Fe (FL) | Texas Rangers |
| 36 | 1084 | Jake Sweeney | LHP | Pensacola State (FL) | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 37 | 1105 | Thomas Farr | RHP | Northwest Florida State | Texas Rangers |
| 37 | 1110 | Brendan Bell | RHP | Central Florida | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 37 | 1111 | Levi Usher | OF | Kirkwood (IA) | Anaheim Angels |
| 38 | 1130 | Emmet Flood | RHP | Glendale (AZ) | Chicago White Sox |
| 38 | 1132 | Dan Pruitt | 1B | Western Oklahoma State | Detroit Tigers |
| 38 | 1135 | Jamarcus Lang | RHP | Enterprise State (AL) | Texas Rangers |
| 38 | 1146 | Jackson Lancaster | CF | Itawamba (MS) | Seattle Mariners |
| 38 | 1152 | Marc Davis | 3B | Florida SouthWestern | Chicago Cubs |
| 39 | 1171 | Spencer Brown | SS | Northern Essex (MA) | Anaheim Angels |
| 39 | 1183 | Harrison Beethe | RHP | North Iowa Area | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 40 | 1196 | Jeff Heinrich | 3B | McHenry County (IL) | San Francisco Giants |
| 40 | 1197 | Miguel Obeso | RHP | Cowley (KS) | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 40 | 1199 | Logan Steenstra | SS | Cowley (KS) | Minnesota Twins |
| 40 | 1205 | Cash Rugely | SS | Navarro (TX) | St. Louis Cardinals |
