Atlanta Braves draft history

76 first-round picks

Who have the Braves drafted?

The Atlanta Braves have made 76 first-round picks since 1965. The best of them: Chipper Jones, 1st overall in 1990, with the Hall of Fame and 3 league awards and 8 All-Stars. Their latest first-round pick is AJ Gracia, 9th overall in 2026. Of the 9 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, 1 has made an All-Star team.

First-round picks

Braves first-round picks

Atlanta Braves first-round draft picks, newest first
DraftPickPlayerPosCareer
20269AJ Gracia—
202626Carter Beck—
202522Tate Southisene—
202424Cam Caminiti—
202324Hurston Waldrep—
202220Owen Murphy—
202235JR RitchieSP17 games
202124Ryan Cusick—
202025Jared Shuster—
20199Shea LangeliersBaylorC541 games, 1 All-Star
201921Braden Shewmake—
20188Carter Stewart—
20175Kyle WrightVanderbiltSP60 games
20163Ian AndersonRP59 games
201640Joey Wentz—
201514Kolby Allard—
201528Michael SorokaSP113 games, 1 All-Star
201541Austin Riley3B980 games, 2 All-Stars
201432Braxton Davidson—
201331Jason Hursh—
201221Lucas SimsRP272 games
201128Sean Gilmartin—
201035Matt Lipka—
20097Mike MinorVanderbiltSP295 games, 1 All-Star
200840Brett DeVall—
200714Jason HeywardLF1,824 games, 1 All-Star
200733Jon Gilmore—
200624Cody Johnson—
200638Cory RasmusRP84 games
200643Steve Evarts—
200527Joey DevineNC StateRP93 games
200541Beau Jones—
200335Luis AtilanoSP16 games
200336Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC895 games
200223Jeff FrancoeurLF1,481 games
200234Dan MeyerJames MadisonRP103 games
200124Macay McBrideRP132 games
200129James Heuser—
200140Richard Lewis—
200029Adam WainwrightSP478 games, 3 All-Stars
200030Scott Thorman3B175 games
200038Kelly Johnson2B1,399 games
200040Aaron Herr—
199729Troy Cameron—
199627A.J. Zapp—
199635Jason MarquisSP377 games, 1 All-Star
199526Chad HutchinsonStanfordRP3 games
199427Jacob Shumate—
199221Jamie ArnoldRP50 games
19912Mike KellyArizona StateRF327 games
19901Chipper JonesHOF3B2,499 games, 8 All-Stars
19892Tyler Houston3B700 games
19883Steve AveryRP297 games, 1 All-Star
19876Derek Lilliquist—
19865Kent MerckerRP692 games
198514Tommy GreeneSP119 games
198419Drew Denson1B16 games
19829Duane WardRP462 games, 1 All-Star
198112Jay Roberts—
19803Ken DayleyPortlandRP385 games
198021Jim AckerTexasRP467 games
19794Brad KomminskCF376 games
19781Bob HornerArizona State1B1,020 games, 1 All-Star
19774Tim Cole—
19763Kenneth Smith—
197518Donald Young—
19745Dale MurphyBYURF2,180 games, 7 All-Stars
197310Pat Rockett152 games
197211Preston HannaRP156 games
197110Taylor Duncan112 games
197021Ronald Broaddus—
196912Gene Holbert—
19687Curtis Moore—
196712Andrew Finlay—
196611Alan Santorini—
196512Dick Grant—

First rounds and supplemental picks from MLB's records; games are the player's career on file. Later rounds are not on file.