With the 2021 high school baseball season in Alabama getting cranked up in just a few short days, the PBR Alabama staff has decided to go back and update and expand the 2021-2024 Player Rankings. There are many additions to all of these lists, as our staff got to see some of the top players the state has to offer at the Preseason All-State event as well as other games, scrimmages, and events over the course of the last few months. These rankings will obviously change over time, especially with the high school season set to get underway. 

2021: Expanded from 165 players to 200 players

2022: Expanded from 135 players to 185 players

2023: Expanded from 85 players to 125 players

2024: Expanded from 45 players to 75 players

Let's check them out..

2021 Player Rankings

Within the Top 10, LHP Maddux Bruns (UMS-Wright) deservingly stays at the No. 1 spot thanks to a significant jump in velocity over the past year. He's been up to 97 mph with a hammer breaking ball, and will look to continue that upward trajectory this spring. LHP Brady Garcia (Spanish Fort HS) rises up from the No. 10 spot to No. 5 in this preseason update. The Alabama signee has reportedly been in the low-90's with quality secondary offerings since coming off an injury that forced him to sit out the shortened 2020 season. Other than Garcia jumping up to No. 5, the rest of the Top 10 stays the same. However, this list has been expanded to 200 players with many players being added after strong summer & fall campaigns. Below is the Top 10, and you can find the rest of the 2021 Player Rankings HERE.

Rank	Name	Position	High School	Commitment
1	Maddux Bruns	LHP	UMS-Wright	Mississippi State
2	Pico Kohn	LHP	Chilton County	Mississippi State
3	Grant Taylor	RHP	Florence	Louisiana State
4	Max Soliz, Jr.	C	Bob Jones	Arkansas
5	Brady Garcia	LHP	Spanish Fort	Alabama
6	Chase Allsup	RHP	Dothan	Auburn
7	Slate Alford	3B	Bob Jones	Mississippi State
8	Grant Cherry	RHP	Vestavia Hills	Tennessee
9	Samuel Dutton	RHP	Westbrook Christian	Louisiana State
10	Trey Higgins	OF	Oxford	Mississippi State

 

2022 Player Rankings

In the Class of 2022, the Top 7 stays the same in this preseason update stays the same, but there are a few shuffles outside of that range. Coming at No. 8, Mississippi State recruit and 3B Charlie Keller (Mobile Christian) makes his debut in the Top 10 after adding some more physicality to his frame. Keller is one of the top bats in this class from the left side and has shown some ability to hit for power. Southern Miss recruit and 3B/RHP Davis Gillespie (Oak Mountain HS) stays inside the Top 10 at No. 9, and Alabama recruit and RHP Carter Stanford (Spanish Fort HS) rounds out the Top 10. Stanford has a upper-80's/low-90's fastball with a frame that offers tons of projection at 6-foot-4, 210 pounds. Below is the Top 10, and you can find the rest of the 2022 Player Rankings HERE.

Rank	Name	Position	High School	Commitment
1	Landon Russell	SS	Russell County	Auburn
2	Drew Nelson	LHP	Pike Liberal Arts	Auburn
3	Alex Wade	OF	Madison Academy	Auburn
4	Alton Davis II	LHP	Bessemer Academy	Alabama
5	Riley Quick	RHP	Hewitt-Trussville
6	Cameron Keshock	RHP	Spanish Fort	Auburn
7	Elliott Bray	RHP	Hartselle	Auburn
8	Charlie Keller	3B	Mobile Christian	Mississippi State
9	Davis Gillespie	3B	Oak Mountain	Southern Miss
10	Carter Stanford	RHP	Spanish Fort	Alabama

 

2023 Player Rankings

The Class of 2023 features some of the state's biggest names who are already starting to make major impacts at their respective high school programs. 3B/RHP Walter Ford (Hoover HS) as ultra impressive at this January's Preseason All-State event, where he posted a 100 mph EV and bumped 94 mph on the mound. OF Coleman Mizell (Hartselle HS) will be a force in the middle of a loaded 6A Hartselle Tiger lineup, and he slides up to No. 5 in this update. There is not much change within the Top 10 here, but there are many players make their debuts and other players who jump up the list outside of the Top 10. Below is the Top 10, and you can find the rest of the 2023 Player Rankings HERE.

Rank	Name	Position	High School	Commitment
1	Walter Ford	3B/RHP	Hoover	Alabama
2	Stone Lawless	C	Huntsville	Tennessee
3	Colton Wombles	C/OF	Russell County	Auburn
4	RJ Hamilton	SS	Hoover	Vanderbilt
5	Coleman Mizell	OF	Hartselle	Alabama
6	Sam Robertson	SS	Oxford
7	Seth Farni	OF	UMS-Wright	Mississippi
8	Jaxon Milam	SS	Russell County
9	Matthew Heiberger	LHP	Oak Mountain
10	Jono Stevens	RHP	Briarwood Christian

 

2024 Player Rankings

The Class of 2024 is stocked full of talented prospects who are beginning to make a name for themselves as the begin their first year of high school baseball. One of the major changes in this update comes as recent Auburn recruit and RHP Christian Chatterton (Brooks HS) jumps up to No. 3 after a standout showing at this January's Preseason All-State event on the mound. He ran his fastball up to 88 mph and showed advanced spin for his age. 3B Henry Allen (Auburn HS) and SS Cameron Warren (Saraland HS) both make their debuts in the Top 10, with Allen coming in at No. 5 and Warren jumping up to No. 8. Below is the Top 10, and you can find the rest of the 2024 Player Rankings HERE.

Rank	Name	Position	High School	Commitment
1	Jackson Sanders	LHP	Valley	Auburn
2	Tanner Waldrop	3B	Auburn
3	Christian Chatterton	RHP	Brooks	Auburn
4	Bailey Thorne	3B	Russell County
5	Henry Allen	3B	Auburn
6	Mark Rutherford	C	Home School	Auburn
7	Jack Holley	C	Spanish Fort
8	Cameron Warren	SS	Saraland
9	Jackson Hunter	3B	Hazel Green
10	Braden Booth	3B	Bob Jones

 

 

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