UNC recruit Jordyn Adams ranked as one of best MLB Draft prospects
By Zack Pearson
Jordyn Adams is listed as one of the top prospects for the upcoming 2018 MLB Draft by ESPN
It’s no secret that University of North Carolina football and baseball recruit Jordyn Adams will have a big decision to make in a few weeks.
The two-sport athlete plans on playing both football and baseball at UNC this year but there’s a scenario in which he may never step foot on campus. In early June, Major League Baseball will host its annual Amateur Draft and Adams will likely be selected at some point.
If Adams is selected, he will have to choose whether or not to join that team’s farm system or go to UNC.
The initial thought is that Adams would have to be selected in the first round or possibly early second round to pick the MLB route. Any round after that and the signing bonus is significantly lower.
Earlier in the week, ESPN’s Keith Law released his top 50 draft prospects with just a few weeks left until the 2018 MLB Draft. Law listed the obvious top players in Auburn’s Casey Mize, high schoolers Carter Stewart & Matthew Liberatore and South Alabama’s Travis Swaggerty.
But scrolling down, you eventually see Adams name.
Law listed Adams as the No. 50-ranked draft prospect on that list. The North Carolina native has certainly seen his stock rise over the past couple of weeks after helping Green Hope reach the finals of the 2018 NHSI just a month ago.
Here’s what Law writes on Adams:
"Adams could be fool’s gold if he’s not fully committed to baseball — if he doesn’t sign, he’s headed to North Carolina in the fall to play football for his dad, the Tar Heels’ wide receivers coach — but he’s a 70-grade runner with plus bat speed. His tools are ahead of his skills right now, so taking him would be a big bet on his athleticism."
The general thought is that Adams is committed to play football and will eventually go that route with his profession. He has a love for baseball and wants to play both at Carolina.
His father, Deke, is the defensive line coach for UNC’s football program.
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We expect Adams to enroll at UNC and play both football and baseball but if his stock continues to rise and he somehow finds himself as a first round selection, then that all changes.