GOLD STANDARD

Vanderbilt won its second national championship in program history in 2019 thanks in large part to its 2015 recruiting class. That group came to Nashville as the top-ranked class in the country, full of expectations.

In the end, they delivered on the hype. Several players from that class returned for their senior seasons and completed their college careers with a dogpile in Omaha.

Now, however, that group has moved on to pro ball. The next elite class to become Commodores is ready to take its place at Hawkins Field.

Vanderbilt landed nine players from the BA 500 draft rankings, the most in the country. As a result,