Kansas Class of 2026 Signing Period: By the Numbers

December 5, 2025
Eliott Wilk
Central Region Operations Director

With signing day now in the rearview, we’re taking a deeper dive into where Kansas’ 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 Sunflower State.

Explore the commitment totals in our database below:

Total Commits - 141

NCAA Division I- 22

NCAA Division II - 10

NCAA Division III - 7

NAIA - 15

NJCAA - 87

_{* Commitment totals are derived from the Prep Baseball Database as of 12/5/25 *}

NCAA Division I

# of Kansas Recruits - 22
# of Kansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 50 - 22
DI Program with the most Kansas recruits - Texas (2)
Top Ranked Position Player - Beau Peterson (Texas)
Top Ranked Pitcher - Max Hamilton (Oklahoma State)

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

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
Beau Peterson	1	Mill Valley	3B	Texas
Keaton Neal	2	Spring Hill	SS	Florida
Carson May	3	Olathe East	C	Kentucky
Milo Burton	4	Olathe East	3B	Missouri
Max Hamilton	5	Olathe West	RHP	Oklahoma State
Tucker Thompson	6	Gardner-Edgerton	LHP	Texas
Ethan Carswell	7	Blue Valley	SS	USC
Zane Shaw	8	Lawrence Free State	RHP	Nebraska
Parker Clubb	9	Mulvane	C	Louisville
Myles Ross	10	Piper	SS	Texas Tech

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

SEC

# of Kansas Recruits - 7
# of Top 20 Ranked Players (Kansas) - 7
# of Nationally Ranked Players - 7

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Beau Peterson	1	Mill Valley	3B (1)	Texas
Keaton Neal	2	Spring Hill	SS (1)	Florida
Carson May	3	Olathe East	C (1)	Kentucky
Milo Burton	4	Olathe East	3B (2)	Missouri
Tucker Thompson	6	Gardner-Edgerton	LHP (1)	Texas
Lincoln Boyle	11	St. Thomas Aquinas	OF (1)	Arkansas
Brady Stewart	13	St. Thomas Aquinas	OF (2)	South Carolina

Big 12

# of Kansas Recruits - 5
# of Top 20 Ranked Players (Kansas) - 4
# of Nationally Ranked Players - 2

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Max Hamilton	5	Olathe West	RHP (1)	Oklahoma State
Myles Ross	10	Piper	SS (3)	Texas Tech
Grey Sanders	14	Mulvane	RHP (4)	Kansas
James Hunt	16	Blue Valley West	RHP (6)	Arizona
Josh Tingey	50	Blue Valley Southwest	LHP (4)	BYU

ACC

# of Kansas Recruits - 2
# of Top 20 Ranked Players (Kansas) - 2
# of Nationally Ranked Players - 2

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Parker Clubb	9	Mulvane	C (2)	Louisville
Otto Knust	12	Shawnee Mission South	RHP (3)	North Carolina State

Big Ten

# of Kansas Recruits - 2
# of Top 20 Ranked Players (Kansas) - 2
# of Nationally Ranked Players - 2

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Ethan Carswell	7	Blue Valley	SS (2)	USC
Zane Shaw	8	Lawrence Free State	RHP (2)	Nebraska

Summit League

# of Kansas Recruits - 2
# of Top 20 Ranked Players (Kansas) - 0
# of Nationally Ranked Players - 0

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Ben Graves	21	Lawrence Free State	SS (4)	Oral Roberts
Brody Epke	33	Maize South	OF (5)	Omaha

Atlantic 10

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

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Max McKenna	20	Shawnee Mission South	RHP (7)	St. Louis

Big East

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

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Luke Hanahan	19	Blue Valley Southwest	OF (3)	Xavier

Missouri Valley

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

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Roy Roseman	17	Olathe West	C (3)	Illinois State

Patriot League

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

Name	Rank	High School	Pos. (Rank)	Commitment
Drew Yockey	22	Mill Valley	1B (1)	Army

NCAA Division II

# of Kansas Recruits - 10
# of Kansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 150 - 6
DII Program with the most Kansas recruits - Emporia State & Newman (2)
Top Ranked Position Player - Blake Jay (Central Missouri)
Top Ranked Pitcher - Parker Stine (Newman)

Top 8 DII Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
Blake Jay	27	Mill Valley	SS	Central Missouri
Rowan Foster	40	Derby	SS	William Jewell
Carter King	68	Olathe East	OF	Emporia State
Judah Monhollon	107	Piper	C	Washburn
Jackson Whiddon	108	De Soto	C	Truman State
Parker Stine	127	Blue Valley Southwest	RHP	Newman
Landon Harris	172	Blue Valley Northwest	RHP	Missouri S&T
Caden Puderbaugh	180	Basehor-Linwood	C	Emporia State

NCAA Division III

# of Kansas Recruits - 7
# of Kansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 150 - 4
DIII Program with the most Kansas recruits - Seven-way tie at 1
Top Ranked Position Player - Smith Collins (Carthage)
Top Ranked Pitcher - James Quance (New York Univ.)

Top 5 DIII Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
James Quance	44	Shawnee Mission East	RHP	New York Univ.
Smith Collins	114	Blue Valley West	C	Carthage
Dav Christensen	121	Blue Valley Northwest	OF	Pacific Univ.
Brady Augustine	150	Olathe South	OF	College of Wooster
Evan Moreland	233	Louisburg	RHP	Johns Hopkins

NAIA

# of Kansas Recruits - 15
# of Kansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 150 - 1
NAIA Program with the most Kansas recruits - Ottawa (4)
Top Ranked Position Player - Noah Davis (Ottawa-Arizona)
Top Ranked Pitcher - N/A

Top 8 NAIA Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
Noah Davis	85	Leavenworth	3B	OUAZ
Jack Cline	176	Eudora	SS	McPherson
Owen Underwood	207	Blue Valley Southwest	OF	Ottawa
Lincoln Suhr	208	Blue Valley	1B	Briar Cliff
Karson Bowers	216	Lawrence Free State	C	Tabor
Michael Fitzpatrick	223	Mill Valley	1B	McPherson
Cooper Burling	234	Eudora	C	MidAmerica Nazarene
Hunter Hoisington	240	Blue Valley West	2B	Ottawa

NJCAA

# of Kansas Recruits - 87
# of Kansas Recruits Ranked in the Top 150 - 56
NJCAA Program with the most Kansas recruits - Butler CC (11)
Top Ranked Position Player - Mac Solis (Johnson County CC)
Top Ranked Pitcher - Hagen Warkins (Johnson County CC)

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

Name	Rank	High School	Pos.	Commitment
Hagen Warkins	23	Haysville Campus	RHP	Johnson County CC
Cale Fossett	24	Shawnee Mission South	RHP	Kansas City Kansas CC
Mac Solis	25	Shawnee Mission South	SS	Johnson County CC
Grayton Gross	26	Salina Central	LHP	Butler CC
James Forgy	28	St. Thomas Aquinas	RHP	Cowley
Danny Napier III	29	Louisburg	C	Seminole State
Aven Woods	30	Chapman	1B	Johnson County CC
Tre Wilson	31	Iola	C	Fort Scott CC
Ryan Gleason	34	Mill Valley	RHP	Iowa Western CC
Gavin Short	35	Maize	OF	Kansas City Kansas CC

POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN

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

Position	DI	DII	DIII	NAIA	NJCAA	Total
RHP	6	2	2	1	29	40
LHP	2	0	0	0	7	9
C	3	3	1	2	11	20
MIF	4	2	1	7	15	29
1B	1	0	1	3	4	9
3B	2	1	0	1	6	10
OF	4	2	2	1	15	24