2026 Preseason All-State Leaderboard: Pop Times
January 23, 2026
With the help of our partners, we broke down some of the top measurable data gathered at our Preseason All-State events in 2026. We collected the data at both the South Texas Preseason All-State and the North Texas Preseason All-State.
Our Preseason All-State events are great opportunities for our staff to get a look at the top prospects in the state, all in one setting, before their spring seasons get underway.
Today, we will take a look at the top catcher pop times collected at our All-State events, broken down by upper and underclass, below.
TOP POP TIMES
UPPERCLASS
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Riggs Gordon | TX | Cedar Ridge | 2027 | C | 1.89-2.08 |
| 2 | Tanner Brown | TX | Lovejoy | 2027 | C | 1.90-2.01 |
| 3 | Cruz Banuelas | TX | Prestonwood Christian Academy | 2026 | C | 1.92-2.00 |
| 4 | Layton Murrell | TX | Springtown | 2026 | C | 1.94-2.01 |
| 5 | Andrew Humphries | TX | Ryan | 2027 | C | 1.96-2.01 |
| ^ | Ryder Sommer | TX | Troy | 2027 | C | 1.96-2.01 |
| 6 | Miles Horton | TX | The Bennett School | 2026 | C | 1.97-2.12 |
| 7 | Cash Nelson | TX | Dripping Springs | 2027 | C | 1.98-2.05 |
| 8 | Trace C McCoy | TX | Midland | 2026 | C | 1.98-2.11 |
| 9 | Lucas Smith | TX | Lovejoy | 2027 | C | 2.00-2.01 |
| 10 | Yandel Santos | TX | The Bennett School | 2027 | C | 2.01-2.09 |
UNDERCLASS
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Kason Burger | TX | Byron Nelson | 2028 | C | 1.90-2.06 |
| 2 | Miles Swanson | TX | Allen | 2029 | C | 1.93-2.08 |
| 3 | Cooper Mitchamore | TX | Cypress Ranch | 2028 | C | 1.94-2.02 |
| 4 | Osi Lopez | TX | La Joya Palmview | 2028 | C | 1.97-2.04 |
| 5 | Caleb Cardenas | TX | College Park | 2028 | 2B | 1.97-2.08 |
| 6 | Jerod Speyrer | TX | Timber Creek | 2028 | C | 1.97-2.12 |
| 7 | Santiago Farmer | TX | Byron Nelson | 2028 | C | 2.01-2.15 |
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