The Padres stick with the theme of college seniors to close out the first half of the draft by taking Justin Decriscio out of North Carolina State. Decriscio spent his first three years of college ball at the University of San Diego, where his bat never took the necessary strides to earn any significant consideration in the draft. However, his bat finally broke out a bit in his senior year in front of better competition in the ACC. The development of the bat was important, as he already had an elite glove at shortstop. Decriscio hit a career-high eight home runs for the Wolfpack this year on his way to an .883 OPS.