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Draft Selections
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (SF)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (SF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (SF)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (LAC)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matt Hankins
CB
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the 49ers: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Khristian Boyd at the 139th overall pick will need to, sitting 39 spots clear of his grade.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Dixon makes the weekend a net positive. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
By-the-book stuff, Javon Bullard at Round 2, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
A straight-up fair deal on Ruke Orhorhoro at pick 63, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Christian Jones
The board had cheaper options than Christian Jones at the 124th pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Brennan Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brennan Jackson this early at No. 131. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They went early on Luke McCaffrey in the 133rd overall pick, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Value said wait; Khristian Boyd in slot 139 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They barely believed it either: Johnny Dixon still on the board at the 211th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick215 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 215 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick222 Rnd7 KT Leveston
A wild overpay on KT Leveston in No. 222, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A conviction pick on Joshua Cephus at pick 251 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.