Jayhawks in the MLB Draft

Highest Draft Picks in Kansas History (June Draft)

Round 2, Overall 42 – Curtis Shaw, LHP, Oakland Athletics, 1990
Round 3, Overall 91 – Jim Walker, RHP, Baltimore Orioles, 1993
Round 4, Overall 97 – Matt Gundelfinger, OF, California Angels, 1980
Round 3, Overall 99 – Jackson Goddard, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks, 2018
Round 3, Overall 107 – Ryan Zeferjahn, RHP, Boston Red Sox, 2019
Round 5, Overall 116 – Skip James, 1B, San Francisco Giants, 1971
Round 5, Overall 128 – Terry Sutcliffe, RHP, Los Angeles, 1979
Round 6, Overall 148 – Kevin Clinton, RHP, Boston Red Sox, 1981
Round 5, Overall 156 – Wes Benjamin, LHP, Texas Rangers, 2014
Round 5, Overall 167 – Jaxx Groshans, C, Boston Red Sox, 2019

Highest Drafted Position Players in Kansas History (June Draft)

Round 4, Overall 97 – Matt Gundelfinger, OF, California Angels, 1980
Round 5, Overall 116 – Skip James, 1B, San Francisco Giants, 1971
Round 7, Overall 179 – Russ Blaylock, 3B, Houston Astros, 1981
Round 6, Overall 185 – Tony Thompson, INF, Oakland Athletics, 2010
Round 7, Overall 200 – Jeff Berblinger, INF, St. Louis Cardinals, 1993
Round 7, Overall 212 – Michael Tinsley, C, Cleveland Indians, 2016
Round 9, Overall 220 – Steve Jeltz, INF, Philadelphia Phillies, 1980
Round 9, Overall 249 – Darryl Monroe, OF, Detroit Tigers, 1994
Round 8, Overall 254 – John Nelson, SS, St. Louis Cardinals, 2001

Kansas Draft Picks by Decade

2020-29 » 0
2010-19 » 34
2000-09 » 36
1990-99 » 22
1980-89 » 15
1970-79 » 15
1960-69 » 8

Kansas Top-10 Round Picks by Decade (June Draft)

2020-29 » 0
2010-19 » 8
2000-09 » 5
1990-99 » 5
1980-89 » 4
1970-79 » 2
1960-69 » 0