Chicago Cubs draft history

74 first-round picks

Who have the Cubs drafted?

The Chicago Cubs have made 74 first-round picks since 1965. The best of them: Rafael Palmeiro, 22nd overall in 1985, with 5 league awards and 4 All-Stars. Their latest first-round pick is Cade Townsend, 23rd overall in 2026. Of the 8 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, none has made an All-Star team.

First-round picks

Cubs first-round picks

Chicago Cubs first-round draft picks, newest first
DraftPickPlayerPosCareer
202623Cade Townsend—
202517Ethan Conrad—
202414Cam SmithFlorida StateRF291 games
202313Matt ShawMarylandRF203 games
20227Cade Horton—
202121Jordan Wicks—
202016Ed Howard—
201927Ryan Jensen—
201824Nico HoernerStanford2B863 games
201727Brendon LittleManatee CC (FL)RP159 games
201730Alex LangeLSURP255 games
20159Ian HappCincinnatiLF1,295 games, 1 All-Star
20144Kyle SchwarberIndianaDH1,447 games, 4 All-Stars
20132Kris BryantSan DiegoDH1,057 games, 4 All-Stars
20126Albert Almora Jr.—
201243Pierce JohnsonMissouri StateRP386 games
201256Paul BlackburnRP163 games, 1 All-Star
20119Javier BáezSS1,410 games, 3 All-Stars
201016Hayden Simpson—
200931Brett JacksonCaliforniaCF51 games
200819Andrew CashnerTCUSP300 games
200841Ryan FlahertyVanderbilt3B547 games
20073Josh Vitters3B36 games
200748Josh DonaldsonAuburn3B1,383 games, 3 All-Stars
200613Tyler Colvin—
200520Mark Pawelek—
20036Ryan Harvey—
200221Bobby Brownlie—
200232Luke Hagerty—
200236Chadd Blasko—
200238Matthew Clanton—
20012Mark PriorUSCSP106 games, 1 All-Star
20003Luis MontanezRF129 games
199926Ben Christensen—
19983Corey PattersonLF1,230 games
199710Jon GarlandSP365 games, 1 All-Star
199617Todd Noel—
19954Kerry WoodRP446 games, 1 All-Star
199415Jayson Peterson—
199310Brooks KieschnickTexasRP74 games
199324Jon RatliffRP1 games
199329Kevin OrieIndiana3B316 games
199211Derek WallacePepperdineRP27 games
199112Doug GlanvillePennsylvaniaCF1,115 games
199023Lance DicksonArizonaSP3 games
19898Earl Cunningham—
19889Ty Griffin—
19874Mike HarkeyCal State FullertonRP131 games
19869Derrick MayDH797 games
198522Rafael PalmeiroMississippi State1B2,831 games, 4 All-Stars
198524Dave Masters—
19843Drew HallMorehead StateRP125 games
19836Jackie Davidson—
19821Shawon DunstonRF1,814 games, 2 All-Stars
198217Tony Woods—
198227Stan Boderick—
19812Joe CarterWichita State1B2,189 games, 5 All-Stars
198116Vance LovelaceRP9 games
198011Don SchulzeSP76 games
197912Jon PerlmanBaylorRP26 games
197813Bill HayesIndiana StateC5 games
197712Randy MartzSouth CarolinaSP68 games
19767Herman SegelkeRP3 games
19754Brian Rosinski—
19747Scot Thompson1B626 games
197316Jerry Tabb74 games
197215Brian Vernoy—
197116Jeff Wehmeier—
197019Gene Hiser206 games
196916Roger MetzgerSS1,219 games
196815Ralph Rickey—
19672Terry Hughes54 games
19665Dean Burk—
19656Rick JamesP3 games

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