Horn, who also plays baseball for the Tigers, was selected in the 17th round of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday. He celebrated with his family, took a call from a few friends and coaches ... and then got a ring from Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz.

Root relies less on his fastball and more on a pitch assortment featuring a changeup, curveball and slider that produced 126 strikeouts in 99⅓ innings last season (fifth in NCAA Division I).

After leaning heavily into high school talents in the last two drafts, LA went not just with a pair of college players, but teammates.