After a flurry of summer events that included our Top Prospect Games and the PBR Future Games, we release our updated Class of 2025 rankings. As is typically the case as players head into their junior year in high school, this update comes with a lot of movement and some new players who have burst onto the scene. The summer after a player’s sophomore year is typically when we see the most movement in a rankings class. There will likely be some more significant movement after our preseason event in February.

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the top 5

Owen Jenkins remains at the head of the class after a spring and summer that saw him continue to punish baseballs. Jenkins has plenty of juice in the bat to go along with a big arm behind the plate. The athletic, 6-foot-2, 195 pound Louisville commit projects as a middle of the order bat at the next level as he continues to prove he’s a premier power bat in the class.

 

 

 

On the heels of Jenkins, Kade Elam occupies the No. 2 spot. At 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, Elam combines athleticism and power while showing the ability to make plays at the shortstop position look easy. His ability to throw on the move from different angles is advanced, and like Jenkins, he’s a middle of the order bat that will produce runs at the next level.

 

 

 

After bursting on the scene this summer, RHP Isaac Duty jumps into the No. 3 spot, At 6-fot-4, 215-pounds, Duty has the look of a weekend starter, while still offering plenty of projection. He runs his fastball up to 90 mph with spin rates in the 2300’s, and shows the ability to spin both a curveball and a slider in the 2500’s. In a class full of talented arms, Duty is currently at the top. The QB1 from Pikeville is uncommitted, for now.

 

 

 

Southpaw Rantz Payton, another player who burst onto the scene this summer, checks in at No. 4. Payton flashed dominant stuff at the PBR Future Games with a 86-88 mph fastball that generated swing and miss up in the zone with spin rates in the 2400’s, and complete command of a mid-70’s slider with 2800 spin rates that was nearly unhittable. Payton is committed to Kentucky.

 

 

 

Colton Cravens rounds out the top five. The uber-projectable righty, who stands at 6-foot-5, 180 pounds, is just scratching the surface of his potential. Already up to 90 mph, it’s easy to dream on Cravens’ frame to add more velocity in the near future. If he continues on his ascending path, before all is said and done, Cravens has the potential to be the top arm in the class.

 

 

 

overall top 10

1	Owen Jenkins	KY	Lexington Catholic	2025	C	Louisville
2	Kade Elam	KY	Corbin	2025	SS	Louisville
3	Isaac Duty	KY	Pikeville	2025	RHP
4	Rantz Payton	KY	Lafayette	2025	LHP	Kentucky
5	Colton Cravens	KY	Trinity	2025	RHP
6	Ethan Reynolds	KY	South Warren	2025	3B
7	Reed Sherrard	KY	Elizabethtown	2025	RHP
8	Dylan McIntyre	KY	Larry A. Ryle	2025	RHP
9	Charlie Slabaugh	KY	Sayre School	2025	OF
10	Jack Sams	KY	Lexinton Catholic	2025	RHP