He had been ranked by several major sports publications as the top prospect of the 2007 recruiting class.

He was ranked as the 20th prospect in the country and 5th among power forwards by Scout.com.

A national magazine has him ranked as the best seventh-grade prospect in the country.

Baseball America ranked him as the 17th best prospect in the league that year.

Prior to the 2012 season, he was ranked as the 39th best prospect in baseball.

Had 148 career catches and was ranked as the No. 34 overall prospect in 2005 by rivals.com.

Baseball America ranked him as the 2nd best pro prospect on the squad.

He also was ranked as the 55th best prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com.

Before the start of the 2010 season, they ranked him as the 14th best prospect in baseball.

At that time, he was ranked as the 70th-best prospect in the nation by Baseball America.