The 2016 MLB Draft will take place over the next few days in Secaucus, New Jersey, with the action getting underway on Thursday night.
It was a busy day for teams around the league, with a total of 17 players from the NCAA hearing their names called in the first-round. The first NCAA player off the board was Tennessee Vols third baseman Nick Senzel, who went No. 2 overall to the Cincinnati Reds.
Louisville outfielder Corey Ray, who was one of the Cardinals three first-round selections, was the next college player off the board with the Milwaukee Brewers’ fifth-overall pick.
AJ Puk of Florida, Cal Quantrill of Stanford and Zack Collins of Miami were the only other players to fly off the board in the top ten.
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The full list of the 17 NCAA players selected in the first-round of the 2016 MLB Draft can be seen below:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | MLB TEAM | SELECTION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Senzel | 3B | Tennessee | Cincinnati Reds | 2nd Overall |
| Corey Ray | OF | Louisville | Milwaukee Brewers | 5th Overall |
| A.J. Puk | LHP | Florida | Oakland Athletics | 6th Overall |
| Cal Quantrill | RHP | Stanford | San Diego Padres | 8th Overall |
| Zack Collins | C | Miami (Fla.) | Chicago White Sox | 10th Overall |
| Kyle Lewis | OF | Mercer | Seattle Mariners | 11th Overall |
| Matt Thaiss | C | Virginia | Los Angeles Angels | 16th Overall |
| Justin Dunn | RHP | Boston College | New York Mets | 19th Overall |
| TJ Zeuch | RHP | Pittsburgh | Toronto Blue Jays | 21st Overall |
| Will Craig | 3B | Wake Forest | Pittsburgh Pirates | 22nd Overall |
| Eric Lauer | LHP | Kent State | San Diego Padres | 25th Overall |
| Zach Burdi | RHP | Louisville | Chicago White Sox | 26th Overall |
| Cody Sedlock | RHP | Illinois | Baltimore Orioles | 27th Overall |
| Dane Dunning | RHP | Florida | Washington Nationals | 29th Overall |
| Anthony Kay | LHP | Connecticut | New York Mets | 31st Overall |
| Will Smith | C | Louisville | Los Angeles Dodgers | 32nd Overall |
| Dakota Hudson | RHP | Mississippi State | St. Louis Cardinals | 34th Overall |
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