Indiana outfielders Devin Taylor and Korbyn Dickerson are expected to be hot commodities in the 2025 MLB Draft.
Taylor, a unanimous All-American in 2025, is expected to be a top-40 overall selection while Dickerson continues to rise up draft boards following his breakout campaign in Bloomington.
All eyes in the baseball world will turn to Atlanta this weekend (July 13-14) for the 2025 MLB First Year Player Draft. The first three rounds, including competitive balance selections, will take place on Sunday (July 13) evening. The remaining 17 rounds will wrap up Monday (July 14) afternoon.
Since head coach Jeff Mercer took over the program in 2019, 26 unique players have been selected in the MLB Draft.
Seven players in the Mercer era have been picked in the top five rounds. That includes a program record, four top-five round selections in 2024. Dickerson and Taylor are expected to add to that collection of talented stars picked in the top-175. Jack Perkins, picked in the fifth round in 2022, has already made his major league debut.
Taylor, the Cincinnati, Ohio native, is set to become the highest-drafted outfielder in program history. In the summer MLB draft, the Hoosiers have had six former players selected in either the first round or the Competitive A balance round. Five players have gone in the top-40 selections overall.
In both 2009 and 2014, IU had multiple players selected in the top-75 selections of the MLB Draft. Dickerson and Taylor could form the first pair of position players from IU to be selected inside the top-75 since Sam Travis and Kyle Schwarber in 2014.
Along with Dickerson and Taylor, a handful of Hoosiers could hear their names called this weekend. Veteran pitchers Ben Grable and Cole Gilley both thrived in a variety of roles this spring and have played their way into draft consideration. Former second baseman Tyler Cerny has late-round potential after an IU career that featured nearly 200 career hits.
The Washington Nationals hold the first pick in this year’s MLB Draft and will kick off the proceedings on Sunday evening. The first round will be broadcast on ESPN with the remainder of the coverage taking place on MLB Network. The final 17 rounds will be streamed on MLB.com.
