Troy junior catcher Brooks Bryan will be participating in the MLB’s Draft Combine this week, June 17-21. 

Bryan is among the 322 draft-eligible athletes that have accepted invitations to the draft combine, which is held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz., home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. 

“We are excited to have Brooks represent himself and Troy in Arizona,” Troy Coach Skylar Meade said. “Just like Zach Fruit in 2023, I expect all player personnel to love Brooks the player, and even more, the kid. “

Bryan earned All-Sun Belt and All-Region honors each of the last two years and broke the school single-season RBI record in 2024. He was named to the Buster Posey Award Midseason Watchlist this season and was a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy in 2024. He was also a part of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team in 2024. Bryan was also a member of the Troy Post 70 team that won the American Legion World Series in 2022. 

This past season, Bryan held a .279 batting average with 18 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs, 61 RBIs and 42 runs. For his career, he holds a .272 batting average with a .380 on-base percentage, 29 doubles, four triples, 34 homers, 158 RBIs and 103 runs. Behind the plate, Bryan holds a career .944 fielding percentage with 770 putouts, 54 assists, six double plays and 15 runners caught stealing. 

Bryan is listed as the No. 179 overall player in the MLB Pipeline Top 200 Draft Prospects List and is rated as the No. 5 overall catcher. The MLB Draft is scheduled for July 13-14 in Atlanta, Ga., as a part of the MLB All-Star Game week. The draft will be a total of 20 rounds. 

A total of 64 former Trojans have been selected in the MLB Draft. Kole Myers was selected in the ninth round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He currently plays for the Tulsa Drillers, the Dodgers’ Double-A affiliate. Former Trojan Brandon Lockridge currently plays for the San Diego Padres and has played in 42 games this season. 

Former Trojan William Sullivan currently plays for the FCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, while Zach Fruit is playing for the Baltimore Orioles Double-A Affiliate, Chesapeake Baysox and Logan Cerny is playing for the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Double-A Affiliate of the Houston Astros.