Courtesy of Oliver Grigg
PHILADELPHIA – Seven more Hogs heard their names called on the second and final day of the 2026 MLB Draft, which featured the remaining 16 rounds, on Sunday, July 12, as Arkansas set a program record for overall selections with 12.
Left-handed pitcher Ethan McElvain (Kansas City Royals – 5th round, No. 151 overall), outfielder Damian Ruiz (Cincinnati Reds – 9th round, No. 272 overall), outfielder Kuhio Aloy (New York Mets – 11th round, No. 330 overall), left-handed pitcher Colin Fisher (San Francisco Giants – 13th round, No. 388 overall), right-handed pitcher Tate McGuire (Los Angeles Angels – 14th round, No. 409 overall), right-handed pitcher Cooper Dossett (New York Mets – 17th round, No. 510 overall) and left-handed pitcher Parker Coil (Cleveland Guardians – 20th round, No. 603 overall) were all taken on the final day of the MLB draft, becoming the 284th, 285th, 286th, 287th, 288th, 289th and 290th draft selections in Arkansas program history as well as the 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th and 167th draft picks of the Dave Van Horn era.
Following yesterday’s five selections, including a nation-leading three first-round draftees, the Razorbacks concluded the 2026 MLB Draft with 12 total players picked in this year’s 20-round format and surpassing the program’s record of 11, which was previously set in 2013 (11 in 40 rounds), 2018 (11 in 40 rounds) and 2025 (11 in 20 rounds). Arkansas finished with the most pitchers drafted (8) and second-most draft selections of any college program, trailing only Georgia (13).
Since 2018, Nate Thompson’s first season as hitting coach and recruiting coordinator, Arkansas boasts a nation-leading 76 overall MLB draft selections, including 42 drafted pitchers and 32 drafted position players in that span. Since Matt Hobbs’ first season as pitching coach in 2019, Arkansas has had 38 pitchers drafted, including 26 pitchers selected in the draft’s first 10 rounds. With eight pitchers selected in this year’s draft, the Razorbacks surpassed their program record for most pitchers selected in a draft, which was previously set in both 2013 (7 in 40 rounds) and 2025 (7 in 20 rounds).
This year’s MLB draft also marked the fifth time in program history that Arkansas had double-digit players selected: 1985 (10 in 39 rounds), 2013 (11 in 40 rounds), 2018 (11 in 40 rounds), 2025 (11 in 20 rounds) and 2026 (12 in 20 rounds).
The deadline for drafted players to sign, except for players who have exhausted college eligibility, is 4 p.m. CT Monday, July 27. The Razorbacks did not have any high school signees selected in this year’s MLB draft – a first since 2004.
Arkansas’ 2026 MLB Draftees (12)
C Ryder Helfrick – Arizona Diamondbacks, 1st round (No. 15 overall)
RHP Carson Wiggins – New York Mets, 1st round (No. 27 overall)
LHP Hunter Dietz – New York Yankees, 1st round (No. 35 overall)
RHP Gabe Gaeckle – Athletics, CB-B (No. 73 overall)
INF Camden Kozeal – Miami Marlins, 3rd round (No. 87 overall)
LHP Ethan McElvain – Kansas City Royals, 5th round (No. 151 overall)
OF Damian Ruiz – Cincinnati Reds, 9th round (No. 272 overall)
OF Kuhio Aloy – New York Mets, 11th round (No. 330 overall)
LHP Colin Fisher – San Francisco Giants, 13th round (No. 388 overall)
RHP Tate McGuire – Los Angeles Angels, 14th round (No. 409 overall)
RHP Cooper Dossett – New York Mets, 17th round (No. 510 overall)
LHP Parker Coil – Cleveland Guardians, 20th round (No. 603 overall)
By The Numbers
4 – program record for most first-round selections in an MLB draft (2025)
6 – program record for most position players selected in an MLB draft (1985)
7 – MLB draft record for most first-round selections in a two-year span (2025-26)
8 – program record for most pitchers selected in an MLB draft (2026)
12 – program record for most total selections in an MLB draft (2026)
17 – all-time Razorbacks selected in the first round of the MLB draft
290 – all-time draft selections in Razorback history
Draft Notes
» Since 1975, Arkansas has had at least one player selected in each of the past 52 MLB drafts.
» Since 2018, no school in the country has more overall draft selections than Arkansas (76).
» Arkansas has had double-digit players selected in a single draft on five occasions: 1985 (10), 2013 (11), 2018 (11), 2025 (11), 2026 (12).
» Since Matt Hobbs’ first season as pitching coach in 2019, Arkansas has had 38 pitchers selected in the MLB draft, including 26 pitchers taken in the first 10 rounds.
» Since Nate Thompson’s first season as hitting coach and recruiting coordinator in 2018, Arkansas has had 32 position players selected in the MLB draft, including 27 position players taken in the first 10 rounds.
