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Five players who could be the No. 1 prospect in 2025

Even with the Top 100 Prospects list fresh for this year, we can’t help but look ahead. That prompted us to take a stab at exploring which prospect will rank No. 1 at this time next year.

Five players were seriously considered, including two 2023 first-rounders, two international sensations, and a wild card whose timeline to join an MLB club is undetermined.

Walker Jenkins

Jenkins was viewed as one of the best players in a 2023 draft class that was loaded at the top. A year from now, it wouldn’t be shocking to see him rank No. 1. Now, partly that’s because it’s likely that Wyatt Langford and Dylan Crews will graduate at some point in 2024, but it’s also because

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