Luke Stevenson

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #44 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: North Carolina. Committed: Never Drafted. Age At Draft: 21.0
  
  Stevenson has a prototypical catcher’s build at 6-foot-1, 210 pounds and as the everyday catcher for North Carolina in 2024 hit .284/.420/.535 with eight doubles, 14 home runs and 58 RBIs. He is plenty physical with a thick lower half and strength in his wrists and forearms. In the box, Stevenson oozes comfortability and confidence. He has a low-maintenance setup with his knees slightly bent, a medium-high handset and a minimal load and stride. It is a direct, compact swing tailored to spray line drives all over the yard. Stevenson has above-average bat speed and advanced feel for the barrel with above-average power to the pull side. In addition to a tantalizing offensive profile, Stevenson is an outstanding defender behind the dish. He’s a great receiver who consistently works below the baseball and steals strikes. Stevenson moves well laterally and does an outstanding job of controlling balls in the dirt and has excellent catch-and-throw skills with a plus arm. His baseball IQ is fantastic and he isn’t afraid to backpick an opposing baserunner. Stevenson’s well-rounded profile at a premium defensive position gives him day one upside in the draft.
• Ranked #22 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: North Carolina
  Stevenson hit an eye-popping .512 as a senior in high school and has a prototypical catcher’s build at 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds. There was plenty of buzz surrounding the freshman backstop this fall, and he lived up to every bit of the hype. This spring, Stevenson was the every-day catcher for a North Carolina team that went to Omaha, and he hit .284/.420/.535 with eight doubles, 14 home runs and 58 RBIs. He is plenty physical with a thick lower half and strength in his wrists and forearms. In the box, Stevenson oozes comfortability and confidence. He has a low-maintenance setup with his knees slightly bent, a medium-high handset and a minimal load and stride. It is a direct, compact swing that is tailored to spray line drives all over the yard. Stevenson is a plus hitter with above-average bat speed, as well as an advanced feel for the barrel. He also has above-average power to the pull side. In addition to a tantalizing offensive profile, Stevenson is an outstanding defender behind the dish. He is a great receiver who consistently works below the baseball and steals strikes. Stevenson moves well laterally and does an outstanding job of controlling balls in the dirt. He has excellent catch-and-throw skills with a plus arm, to boot. His baseball IQ is fantastic and he isn’t afraid to backpick an opposing baserunner. Stevenson was a top performer this fall for the Tar Heels. Catchers who can hit are always a premium and Stevenson fits the bill. Expect him to be squarely in the mix for the ACC’s freshman of the year award with freshman All-American upside. If he hits as expected, Stevenson will be a first-rounder in 2025.