| MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1996 | ||||
| PICK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN |
| 1 | Kris Benson | RHP | Pittsburgh Pirates | Clemson U |
| 2 | Travis Lee | 1B | Minnesota Twins | San Diego State U |
| 3 | Braden Looper | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | Wichita State U |
| 4 | Billy Koch | RHP | Toronto Blue Jays | Clemson U |
| 5 | John Patterson | RHP | Montreal Expos | Orange, TX |
| 6 | Seth Greisinger | RHP | Detroit Tigers | U of Virginia |
| 7 | Matt White | RHP | San Francisco Giants | Waynesboro, PA |
| 8 | Chad Green | OF | Milwaukee Brewers | U of Kentucky |
| 9 | Mark Kotsay | OF | Florida Marlins | Cal State Fullerton |
| 10 | Eric Chavez | 3B | Oakland Athletics | San Diego, CA |
| 11 | Adam Eaton | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | Snohomish, WA |
| 12 | Bobby Seay | LHP | Chicago White Sox | Sarasota, FL |
| 13 | Robert Stratton | OF | New York Mets | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 14 | Dermal Brown | OF | Kansas City Royals | Marlboro, NY |
| 15 | Matt Halloran | SS | San Diego Padres | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 16 | Joe Lawrence | SS | Toronto Blue Jays | Lake Charles, LA |
| 17 | Todd Noel | RHP | Chicago Cubs | Maurice, LA |
| 18 | R.A. Dickey | RHP | Texas Rangers | U of Tennessee |
| 19 | Mark Johnson | RHP | Houston Astros | U of Hawaii |
| 20 | Eric Milton | LHP | New York Yankees | U of Maryland |
| 21 | Jake Westbrook | RHP | Colorado Rockies | Danielsville, GA |
| 22 | Gilbert Meche | RHP | Seattle Mariners | Lafayette, LA |
| 23 | Damian Rolls | 3B | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kansas City, KS |
| 24 | Sam Marsonek | RHP | Texas Rangers | Tampa, FL |
| 25 | John Oliver | OF | Cincinnati Reds | Lehman, PA |
| 26 | Josh Garrett | RHP | Boston Red Sox | Richland, IN |
| 27 | A.J. Zapp | 1B | Atlanta Braves | Greenwood, IN |
| 28 | Danny Peoples | 1B | Cleveland Indians | U of Texas |
| 29 | Paul Wilder | OF | Raleigh, NC | |
| 30 | Nick Bierbrodt | LHP | Long Beach, CA | |