The 2025 MLB Draft will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on July 13, and with the 2025 season over for a lot of college baseball players, the time now is shifted towards which players should enter the draft or stay in college for an extra season, or who should return to try and win a College World Series with their team. One of those players that has to make that decision will be Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets sophomore outfielder Drew Burress.
Burress has had a historic start to his college career, as he had one of the best freshmen seasons in not only Georgia Tech history, but also college baseball as a whole. Burress was named the NCAA Freshman of the year in 2024, and led the Yellow Jackets in five hitting categories that season. Then came 2025.
While some of his numbers did take a dip, Burress still had a phenomenal season, hitting 19 home runs and 23 doubles, as he propelled himself as one of the top prospects in the nation.
Burress now has the decision to stay with the Yellow Jackets or go to the MLB, where he will undoubtedly be a top five pick in the MLB Draft. If you ask me, I think Burress should go, and that’s simply because he deserves to be on an MLB roster.
Burress is going to be a star player at the next level, and I would want him to start that career as soon as he can, even if it means moving away from the Yellow Jackets.
I get the fans that want him to come back, but Burress is destined for so much more than what the Yellow Jackets can offer him at the collegiate level. Go to the big leagues and make us proud to have someone of your magnitude play on the big stage.