Get to know No. 9 Draft prospect Justin Lebron
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Justin Lebron is MLB Pipeline’s No. 9-ranked prospect for the 2026 Draft. Here is everything you need to know about Lebron.
FAST FACTS
MLB Pipeline ranking: No. 9
Position: SS
Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 190 lbs.
Bats/throws: R/R
Age: 21 (Born Nov. 3, 2004)
School: Alabama
MLB PIPELINE SCOUTING GRADES (20-to-80 scale)
Hit: 45
Power: 60
Run: 60
Arm: 60
Field: 60
Overall: 55
1. No relation
It’s probably one of the first things that comes to mind when you hear Justin Lebron’s name, but no, Lebron is not related in any way to that LeBron. But he did confirm in 2025 that he hears it all the time.
“It’s really funny, but it has its good and its bad moments,” Lebron said. “Come on guys, let’s think about this a little bit. It just doesn’t make sense, right? It’s his first name, it’s my last name.”
Lebron never even played basketball growing up, as baseball seasons in Florida often overlapped with hoops. Thus, we don’t know how much Lebron actually has in common athletically with LeBron James. But he’s carving his own sports legacy now as an Alabama star and impressive MLB Draft prospect.
“It’s truly just a blessing to be compared to him at all,” Lebron said.
2. I … am … speed
Lebron boasts plus tools almost across the board, but his speed certainly turned some heads during this spring at Alabama. He posted 42 steals, which tied for the third-most in a single season in Crimson Tide history. Lebron was only caught twice on 71 attempted steals in his three-year career.
His speed, however, extend beyond just swiping pillows.
Lebron knocked an inside-the-park home run for his first career four-bagger in 2024. According to his Alabama biography, Lebron is believed to be just the second player in program history to go inside-the-park for his first career homer. Meanwhile, it was just the sixth in-the-parker by an Alabama player since 1983.
Needless to say, Lebron can impact the game in a large variety of ways.
3. Family is everything
One of four siblings, Lebron has said his brothers and sister are extremely important to him. He has two brothers, Jayden and Jadiel. Jayden, 18, has Williams Syndrome, which caused him to need open heart surgery at a very young age.
“I’ve known my whole life that he’s had a disability. I’ve treated him like normal, because that’s what he is,” Lebron said. “There were times that I had to take a step back because I was being a little too rough or whatever the case was. But honestly, if you were to meet him right now, you couldn’t even tell. That’s kind of just how he is. That’s kind of how we want him to be, because we want him to have his own life, his own things to where people won’t treat him differently.”
Jadiel, 13, is Lebron’s youngest brother.
“It was usually just me and Jayden for a long time. And then Jadiel came along, so we kind of all got really close,” Lebron said. “We did everything together, whether that came to playing video games or playing sports.”
He also has one sister, Janelle, who is a fair bit younger at 6 years old. But Lebron assured folks that she runs the house and has “the heart and mind of a 30 year old.”
“It’s kind of crazy,” Lebron joked. “But I love her.”
4. The brains AND the (Le)Brawn
Lebron wasn’t sure, even as late as his senior year of high school, where baseball would take him. He was originally committed to play at Rice, where he knew he could get a scholarship and a good degree -- in mechanical engineering.
“That was what I wanted to do,” Lebron said, adding that he’s always enjoyed building things, including Legos. He also said he enjoys learning about architecture and is good at math.
But one really good tournament changed everything for Lebron, opening the door to commit to Alabama, where he majored in general business. “I got in front of the right people,” he said.
He still sees himself returning to school and engineering whenever his baseball career wraps up.
5. His happy place
Lebron loves a good beach trip, as he went almost every weekend growing up in Florida. Somewhat surprisingly, he said in May that he’s never been outside of the United States. But his dream trip destination -- Fiji -- tracks right with his love of the beach.
“I can go out there, just chill, listen to the waves, listen to music, maybe play some Spikeball with friends,” Lebron said, “and just get outside of the whole world.”