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The 2026 MLB Draft takes place this weekend, and Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson is expected to be the first Bulldog selected.
Jackson is currently MLB.coms 28th-ranked prospect and is projected to be taken somewhere in the late first round, possibly early second.
As far as catchers are slotted, Jackson falls behind Georgia Techs Vahn Lackey and Arkansas Ryder Helfrick, who are both predicted to be top-12 picks come Saturday.
Many experts have even logged Lackey going first overall to the Chicago White Sox.
But for a player of Jacksons status, it feels like any team picking at that point will be getting incredible value, given the kind of player the Wofford transfer is.
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