Eli Willits is the Oklahoma baseball signee who was actually too good to ever be a Sooner.
Willits on Sunday was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. Despite endless roads to lead him to Norman, an opportunity as a top draft pick is too much to resist.
OU commit Eli Willits becomes youngest pick in MLB Draft
With the surprise selection, Willits became the youngest top pick in the MLB Draft since Ken Griffey Jr. in 1987 at only 17 years old. Willits reclassified to graduate from Fort Cobb High School in Oklahoma early to start his pro career, or maybe even his time at OU, early.