Los Angeles Dodgers draft former Football Player of the Year D.J. Uiagalelei

The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft ended Tuesday and the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Oregon State quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei in the 20th round.

The former MaxPreps National Football Player of the Year at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) before heading off to Clemson the past three seasons, Uiagalelei played baseball his junior year. He appeared in three games, according to his stats and in his final outing, the 6-foot-5 quarterback struck out five batters in 2.2 innings. According to The Athletic, Uiagalelei hit 96 on the radar gun.

He enrolled early at Clemson and didn’t play baseball his senior year and hasn’t played since. St. John Bosco has many notable baseball alumni, including Nomar Garciaparra and Evan Longoria.

Uiagalelei transferred to Oregon State where he is expected to be the starting quarterback for the Beavers this season.

Since the MLB Draft began in 1965, teams have been known to take fliers on former high school baseball players. Read on for a list of football players, their high schools, the MLB team that drafted them, their draft position and year.

Former St. John Bosco quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei was drafted in the final round of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. (Photo: Heston Quan)