Will Brick High School Class of 2027 #1 Catching Prospect

He Was a Year Away. Then He Wasn’t.

Will Brick was the top-ranked catching prospect in the 2027 draft class. He won a gold medal in Japan, reclassified early, and today he hears his name called in Philadelphia.

Will Brick is sitting somewhere in Philadelphia right now. The 2026 MLB Draft is underway. His name is about to be called.

Brick is a catcher from Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Six-foot-two, 195 pounds, right-handed bat. He can play shortstop too, but behind the plate is where scouts stop taking notes and start making phone calls.

He hit .526 as a senior. Five home runs. Twenty-five RBI. Nine doubles. The state of Tennessee named him its Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.

None of that is why today feels remarkable.

The Class of 2027 #1 Catching Prospect

Will Brick was supposed to be in the class of 2027. He was a rising junior — one full year from graduating high school — when Baseball America already ranked him the number one catching prospect in his entire class.

Then he went to Japan.

Last September, USA Baseball chose its 18U National Team for the World Cup. Brick was one of only two underclassmen on the roster. They traveled to Japan and won the gold medal. Brick made the all-tournament team at catcher.

He came home and reclassified. One year up — from 2027 to 2026 — and into this draft.

His resume was already convincing MLB scouts he was ready. As a high school junior.

What Comes Next

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Scouts project Brick as the first high school catcher selected, somewhere in the late first round or early second. He has a commitment to Mississippi State if no team meets his price. The expectation — the one he earned — is that a team will.

What a Catcher Can Learn From This

There is a clear reason Brick is here a year early. It is not mysterious.

He entered the hardest competitions he could find. He tried out for USA Baseball as an underclassman. He made the national team. He flew to Japan and played against the best teenage players on the planet. On that stage, he made the all-tournament team.

None of that happened because of luck. It happened because he kept choosing harder rooms.

For the young catcher working in a bullpen right now — or the parent driving to a travel ball tournament this weekend — Brick’s story is not about skipping a grade. It is about what you do with the years you have. The harder the competition you seek, the sooner your game starts to speak for itself.

Brick’s spoke. Clearly. A full year ahead of schedule.

Try This at Your Next Practice

The lesson in Brick’s story is about seeking harder competition. Here are three ways to put that into practice right now.

1. Ask to practice with an older group.

If your team has multiple age groups at the same facility, ask a coach if you can take part in one session with the next level up. One rep at a higher pace teaches more than ten comfortable ones. You do not need to stay — just expose yourself to the standard.

2. Enter one tournament above your comfort zone this season.

Most travel ball organizations run divisions. Enter one bracket above where you typically play. A weekend of struggling against better pitching will tell you more about your current gaps than a month of winning your division.

3. Sign up for a showcase, not just a camp.

Camps teach skills. Showcases measure them in front of evaluators. Find one regional showcase per year where the coaches or scouts attend. Show up, compete, and find out where you stand. That feedback is the fastest way to know what to work on next.

Sources

MaxPreps: “High school baseball: Will Brick headlines catchers expected to be selected in MLB Draft” (https://www.maxpreps.com/news/JDXqM54XKk-zu9JQwXLP3Q/high-school-baseball-will-brick-headlines-catchers-expected-to-be-selected-in-mlb-draft.htm)
Baseball America: “Top 2027 Catcher Will Brick Reclassifying For 2026 MLB Draft” (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-2027-catcher-will-brick-reclassifying-for-2026-mlb-draft/)
MLB.com: “2026 Draft: Will Brick, C” (https://www.mlb.com/video/2026-draft-will-brick-c)
Just Baseball: “MLB Draft: Will Brick Makes Jump From 2027 to 2026” (https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb-draft/mlb-draft-will-brick-reclassified-2027-to-2026/)