2026 MLB Draft Deep Dive: Chris Hacopian

With the 2026 college baseball season right around the corner, the Just Baseball draft team is diving into detailed evaluations of the top prospects in this year’s class. After Jamie Cameron dove into outfielder AJ Gracia, we’ll be taking a closer look at Aggies infielder Chris Hacopian.

Where does he stick long-term defensively? How does the move to Texas A&M affect his stock? Let’s dive in and answer some of these important questions.

Age: 21

B/T: R/R

HT: 6’3″

WT: 205

Hometown: Gaithersburg, Maryland

2025 Stats: 52 G, 249 PA, .375/.502/.656 (1.158 OPS), 51 R, 14 HR (26 XBH), 16.1 BB%, 7.6 K%, 165 wRC+, 1 SB

To put it simply, the 2025 MLB Draft was dominated by high school shortstops and college arms, with a noticeable lack of high-end college bats at the top of the class. There were only two college hitters selected in the top 15 picks, but this year, we’re going to see an opposite story.

Hacopian will be one of the players leading the charge of this year’s college talent, and it’s for good reason. He boasts one of the best contact-power blends we’ve seen in all of college baseball, and he’s going to face his first real test this year in the SEC.

Hacopian hit the ground running during his freshman season at Maryland. He slashed .323/.431/.578 with 15 homers and a 133 wRC+, leading the Terrapins alongside his brother Eddie in most offensive categories. This was just the beginning of his success, as his sophomore season brought out the best version of him we’ve seen yet.

Slashing .375/.502/.656 with 14 homers and a 165 wRC+, Hacopian was one of the toughest outs in the BIG 10. In fact, Hacopian finished with the same wRC+ as UCLA sensation Roch Cholowsky, and just four points behind A’s second-rounder Devin Taylor for the conference lead.

Although the numbers on paper are all incredibly impressive, it’s his complete offensive profile that really stands out. For starters, despite his massive leg kick, Hacopian is rarely behind fastballs. It shows, too, as he posted a mind-boggling 95% contact rate against heaters during his sophomore season.

His swing produces consistent hard contact, which gives him the ability to drive the ball with authority to all fields. He has a great feel for his barrel, excellent bat speed, and regularly tears apart opposing pitching.