The Giants selected Bonds with the No. 90 overall pick in the 2026 First-Year Player Draft.
The son of Bobby Bonds Jr. and nephew of Barry Bonds, Peyton's name has been gaining helium late in the draft process, and he logged a 113 mph max exit velocity at the combine without visibly selling out. A chiseled 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, Peyton is three inches taller than his uncle, but he hit just six home runs while slashing .352/.436/.535 with 13 steals, a 12.7 percent strikeout rate and a 9.6 percent walk rate in 36 games for Rutgers. A hamstring injury limited him this spring, and soft-tissue injuries could be an ongoing concern given his frame. It's a hit-over-power profile on paper, but a lot of Bonds' appeal comes from the assumption that there is more over-the-fence potential, given his bat-to-ball ability, raw power and genetics. Bonds can stick in center field and gets high marks for his intangibles.