The 2026 MLB Draft is just a few weeks away (July 11-12), which means the 2026 MLB Draft Combine is upon us, taking place this week (June 23-26) in Arizona. NC State will have six players partaking in the event.
All six are expected to be drafted, with JR RHP Jacob Dudan and SO CF Ty Head expected to be the highest draftees of the group. With Dudan still recovering from Tommy John Surgery earlier this spring, he won’t be doing anything but taking some measurements and meeting with clubs. The other five participants will be partaking in drills.
JR LHP Ryan Marohn’s bullpen will be of great importance for his draft prospects as he’ll need to show the injury that kept him out of the latter half of the year is now behind him. A solid showing will boost his prospects significantly.
Likewise, a solid combine showing from JR 3B Sherman Johnson will amplify his late season boom with the Wolfpack in 2026. He seems to have some momentum heading into the draft.
JR 2B Luke Nixon and JR 1B Chris McHugh will also have an opportunity to boost their profiles.
Interestingly, none of the Wolfpack’s committed players for the incoming freshman class are in attendance, and that’s a good thing after NC State saw two prospects from last year’s freshman class (RHP C.J. Gray and INF Aidan West) boom in Arizona in 2025, resulting in both being selected in the top five rounds of last year’s draft.
