High-upside Texas righty with a live arm and redshirt year
Furgason is a 6-1, 195-pound freshman RHP from St. Louis who redshirted in 2026 to preserve eligibility, so the short-term read is upside rather than game-day production. The appeal is the arm talent: he was a three-time all-conference pick in high school, posted a 2.24 ERA as a junior, and matched his program’s single-season record with eight saves in 2023; recruiting reports also noted a fastball up to 94 mph. He looks like a fit for a staff that values projection, strike-throwing development, and late-inning stuff over instant innings.
