Wyatt Langford drafted No. 4 overall by Texas Rangers
Florida Gators outfielder Wyatt Langford rewrote the school record books Sunday night, becoming the second highest-drafted player in program history. Langford was selected No. 4 overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2023 MLB Draft.
Langford led the team with a .373 batting average this season, totaling 21 home runs, 57 RBI, 83 runs and 88 hits. He came up big for the Gators with homers during their NCAA Tournament run and at the SEC Tournament.
Langford smacked a 456-foot home run in the opening round of the College World Series, the longest in the history of Charles Schwab Field (since 2011). He also become the first player to hit three 400-foot homers in Omaha.
Langford earned 2023 First Team All-SEC honors and was named a 2023 Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball. He was also a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
Langford exploded onto the college baseball scene as a sophomore, tying Matt LaPorta’s single-season program home run record with an SEC-leading 26 homers (since broken by Jac Caglionone).
Langford also finished 2022 with 91 hits, 73 runs and 63 RBI, collecting First Team All-American honors from D1Baseball and a First Team All-SEC selection from USA TODAY.
Highest drafted players in Gators history
1. 2012: C Mike Zunino – Round 1, Pick 3 (Seattle Mariners)
2. 2023: OF Wyatt Langford – Round, 1 Pick 4 (Texas Rangers)
3. 2018: 3B Jonathan India – Round 1, Pick 5 (Cincinnati Reds)
T4. 1991: RHP John Burke – Round 1, Pick 6 (Houston Astros)
T4. 2016: LHP A.J. Puk – Round 1, Pick 6 (Oakland Athletics)
6. 2007: 1B Matt LaPorta – Round 1, Pick 7 (Milwaukee Brewers)
T7. 2017: RHP Alex Faedo – Round 1, Pick 18 (Detroit Tigers)
T7. 2018: RHP Brady Singer – Round 1, Pick 18 (Kansas City Royals)
T9. 2013: RHP Jonathon Crawford – Round 1, Pick 20 (Detroit Tigers)
T9. 2015: SS Richie Martin – Round 1, Pick 20 (Oakland Athletics)
T11. 1992: RHP John Burke – Round 1, Pick 27 (Colorado Rockies)
T11. 1993: RHP Marc Valdes – Round 1, Pick 27 (Florida Marlins)
13. 1989: RHP Jamie McAndrew – Round 1, Pick 28 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
14. 2016: RHP Dane Dunning – Round 1, Pick 29 (Washington Nationals)
T15. 2022: OF Sterlin Thompson, Round 1, Pick 31 (Colorado Rockies)
T15. 2012: LHP/1B Brian Johnson – Round 1, Pick 31 (Boston Red Sox)
17. 2018: RHP Jackson Kowar – Round 1, Pick 33 (Kansas City Royals)
18. 1998: 1B/OF/LHP Brad Wilkerson – Round 1, Pick 33 (Montreal Expos)
19. 2021: OF Jud Fabian – Round 2, Pick 40 (Boston Red Sox)
T20. 2022: LHP Hunter Barco – Round 2, Pick 44 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
T20. 2019: SS Brady McConnell – Round 2, Pick 44 (Kansas City Royals)
T22. 2004: RHP Justin Hoyman – Round 2, Pick 47 (Cleveland Indians)
T22. 2016: RHP Logan Shore – Pick 2, Round 47 (Oakland Athletics)
24. 2016: OF Buddy Reed – Round 2, Pick 48 (San Diego Padres)
25. 1979: C Marc Sullivan – Round 2, Pick 52 (Boston Red Sox)
26. 2012: SS Nolan Fontana – Round 2, Pick 61 (Houston Astros)
27. 2016: 1B Pete Alonso – Round 2, Pick 64 (New York Mets)
28. 2022: OF Jud Fabian – Round 2, Pick 67 (Baltimore Orioles)
29. 2021: RHP Tommy Mace – Round 2, Pick 69 (Cleveland Indians)
30. 2009: RHP Billy Bullock – Round 2, Pick 70 (Minnesota Twins)
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Wyatt Langford becomes highest drafted UF outfielder
1. 2023: OF Wyatt Langford – Round, 1 Pick 4 (Texas Rangers)
2. 2022: OF Sterlin Thompson – Round 1, Pick 31 (Colorado Rockies)
3. 1998: 1B/OF/LHP Brad Wilkerson – Round 1, Pick 33 (Montreal Expos)
4. 2021: OF Jud Fabian – Round 2, Pick 40 (Boston Red Sox)
5. 2016: OF Buddy Reed – Round 2, Pick 48 (San Diego Padres)
6. 2022: OF Jud Fabian – Round 2, Pick 67 (Baltimore Orioles)
7. 1984: OF/LHP Scott Ruskin – Round 4, Pick 92 (Texas Rangers)
8. 2015: OF Harrison Bader – Round 3, Pick 100 (St. Louis Cardinals)
9. 2003: OF Ben Harrison – Round 4, Pick 108 (Cleveland Indians)
10. 1979: Jim Watkins – Round 5, Pick 130 (Boston Red Sox)
1970: OF/C Guy McTheeny – Round 3, Pick 51 (Milwaukee Brewers) *January regular phase*
