With signing day now in the rearview, we’re taking a deeper dive into where Arkansas' college-bound seniors are headed next. Below, we break down the 2026 class by level and position, while also highlighting the programs pulling the most talent from the Natural State.

Explore the commitment totals in our database below:

Total Commits - 81

NCAA Division I- 15

NCAA Division II - 15

NCAA Division III - 7

NAIA - 2

NJCAA - 42

_{* Commitment totals are derived from the Prep Baseball Database as of 12/11/25 *}

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NCAA Division I

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 15
• # of Arkansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 20 - 12
  
• DI Program with the most Arkansas recruits - Arkansas & Central Arkansas (4)
• Top Ranked Position Player - Shaun Cover (Southern Miss)
• Top Ranked Pitcher - Trystan Newberry (Arkansas)

Top 10 DI Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
Shaun Cover	1	Conway	C	Southern Miss
Max Holland	2	Conway	C	Arkansas
Trystan Newberry	3	Russellville	LHP	Arkansas
Ty Burnham	4	Rogers	OF	Arkansas
Marcus Bates	6	Benton	SS	Arkansas
Keaton Mathis	7	Valley View	C	Arkansas State
Madden Tatum	8	Valley View	3B	Jacksonville State
Jake Taylor	10	Rogers	LHP	Little Rock
Daxton Hammett	11	Harmony Grove (Benton)	LHP	Texas Tech
Owen Davenport	12	Conway	LHP	Central Arkansas

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Atlantic Sun

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 4
• # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Arkansas) - 2
• # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Owen Davenport	12	Conway	LHP (4)	Central Arkansas
William Svoboda	20	Pulaski Academy	RHP (5)	Central Arkansas
Alexander Salter	52	Shiloh Christian	OF (16)	Central Arkansas
Chandler Kemp	-	Shiloh Christian	SS	Central Arkansas

SEC

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 4
• # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Arkansas) - 4
• # of Nationally Ranked Players - 2

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Max Holland	2	Conway	C (2)	Arkansas
Trystan Newberry	3	Russellville	LHP (1)	Arkansas
Ty Burnham	4	Rogers	OF (1)	Arkansas
Marcus Bates	6	Benton	SS (1)	Arkansas

Ohio Valley

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 2
• # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Arkansas) - 1
• # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Jake Taylor	10	Rogers	LHP (2)	Little Rock
Kannon Ring	43	Greene County Tech	C (5)	Little Rock

Sun Belt

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 2
• # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Arkansas) - 2
• # of Nationally Ranked Players - 1

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Shaun Cover	1	Conway	C (1)	Southern Miss
Keaton Mathis	7	Valley View	C (3)	Arkansas State

Big 12

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 1
• # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Arkansas) - 1
• # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Daxton Hammett	11	Harmony Grove (Benton)	LHP (3)	Texas Tech

Conference USA

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 1
• # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Arkansas) - 1
• # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Madden Tatum	8	Valley View	3B (1)	Jacksonville State

Horizon League

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 1
• # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Arkansas) - 1
• # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Bowman Stein	19	Joe T. Robinson	OF (5)	Youngstown State

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NCAA Division II

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 15
• # of Akansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 100 - 13
  
• DII Program with the most Arkansas recruits - Ouachita Baptist (4)
• Top Ranked Position Player - Emerson Early (Harding)
• Top Ranked Pitcher - Levi Martin (Central Missouri)

Top 10 DII Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
Levi Martin	13	Valley View	RHP	Central Missouri
Emerson Early	14	Fayetteville	OF	Harding
Will Carmichael	36	Bentonville	OF	Arkansas Tech
Beck Black	39	Valley View	3B	Ouachita Baptist
Drew Morgan	41	Lakeside	2B	Ouachita Baptist
Tristan Hall	42	Prairie Grove	OF	Arkansas Tech
Cade Campbell	45	Bentonville	SS	Central Oklahoma
AJ Ylanan	49	Shiloh Christian	OF	Central Oklahoma
Gabe Lorence	73	Little Rock Central	SS	Henderson State
Collin Estes	75	Lakeside	C	Southern Arkansas

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NCAA Division III

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 7
• # of Arkansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 100 - 2
  
• DIII Program with the most Arkansas recruits - University of the Ozarks (4)
• Top Ranked Position Player - Robert Hall (University of the Ozarks
• Top Ranked Pitcher - N/A

Top 3 DIII Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
Robert Hall	69	Marion	OF	Univ. of the Ozarks
Parker Ellis	91	Southside (Fort Smith)	OF	Lyon
Cooper Holmes	112	Quitman	SS	Lyon

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NAIA

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 2
• # of Arkansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 100 - 0
  
• NAIA Program with the most Arkansas recruits - Texas A&M-Texarkana & Oklahoma Wesleyan (1)
• Top Ranked Position Player - JT Ingram (Texas A&M-Texarkana)
• Top Ranked Pitcher - N/A

Top 2 NAIA Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
JT Ingram	141	Parkers Chapel	C	Texas A&M-Texarkana
CJ Bryant	146	Joe T. Robinson	OF	Oklahoma Wesleyan

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NJCAA

• # of Arkansas Recruits - 42
• # of Arkansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 100 - 27
  
• NJCAA Program with the most Arkansas recruits - South Arkansas (6)
• Top Ranked Position Player - Owen Roach (Panola)
• Top Ranked Pitcher - Caleb Harrison (Northwest Mississippi CC)

Top 10 NJCAA Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
Owen Roach	5	Valley View	OF	Panola
Cooper Mann	15	Rogers Heritage	OF	McLennan CC
Caleb Harrison	17	Sylvan Hills	RHP	Northwest Mississippi CC
William Wright	18	Greenbrier	RHP	LSU Eunice
Jacob Murray	22	Cabot	SS	Crowder
Noah Ragsdale	23	Valley View	2B	Panola
Davis Dyer	25	Har-Ber	SS	Eastern Oklahoma State
Cannon Driskill	26	Valley View	SS	John A. Logan
Connor Davis	28	Bentonville	3B	Grayson
Evin Campbell	29	Benton	RHP	UARM

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POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN

_{*Positions reflect the primary position listed in player profiles*}

Position	DI	DII	DIII	NAIA	NJCAA	Total
RHP	1	2	0	0	10	13
LHP	4	0	1	0	4	9
C	4	1	1	1	4	11
MIF	2	3	2	0	9	16
1B	0	0	0	0	3	3
3B	1	3	1	0	3	8
OF	3	6	2	1	9	21

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