Where Clemson Baseball’s 2026 Recruiting Class Ranks
By: Jason Priester August 3, 2026

With the MLB signing deadline now having passed, Baseball America has updated its college baseball 2026 team recruiting rankings.

After losing its highest-rated recruit, RHP Blake Bryant, who was drafted No. 31 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks, Clemson’s class comes in at No. 14.

Per Perfect Game, the Tigers’ 2026 class features 12 players. However, that includes Tait Reynolds, who is currently competing with Chris Vizzina for QB1 on the football team.

Here’s a list of Clemson’s 2026 commits, per PG and where the publication ranks each player nationally.

  • SS Luis Hernandez (No. 65)
  • RHP Chase Kiker (No. 80)
  • OF Jaxon Matthews (No. 153)
  • SS Ethan Offing (No. 192)
  • OF Sterling Coaxum (No. 257)
  • 2B Lucas Cannady (No. 364)
  • SS Jack Schuman (No. 417)
  • RHP Kayden McGlauflin (No. 428)
  • OF Tait Reynolds (No. 441) **
  • RHP Carson Adomnik (No. 473)
  • LHP Parker Davis (No. 500)
  • LHP Ethan Trivison (No. 500)

While Vanderbilt has the top-ranked class, LSU is right on the Commodores’ heels. If LSU commit, LHP Logan Schmidt, who did not sign with the Guardians after being taken in the second round, actually enrolls in Baton Rouge, the Bayou Bengals would jump Vanderbilt. There is some talk that Schmidt could instead choose to go the JUCO route.

Tennessee, Texas and Stanford round out the Top 5 in the rankings.

Clemson is the third-highest ranked ACC team, coming in behind Virginia, who ranks No. 8 and Miami, who ranks No. 12. Wake Forest (No. 16), Duke (No. 17), Florida State (No. 19) and North Carolina (No. 22) are the other ACC teams inside the Top 25.

Erik Bakich’s team is coming off a disappointing 31-26 season, the first time the Tigers missed the NCAA Tournament during the head coach’s tenure.