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Draft Selections
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (SF)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (SF)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (SF)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (TEN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (LV)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the 49ers a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jaylen Harrell, 76 picks early at slot 131. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The McCaffrey steal is the beam this whole class leans on. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the Round 2 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in No. 63 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in Round 3, Pick 31 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
The board had cheaper options than Elijah Jones at the 106th pick, and it noticed. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick124 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at the 124th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jaylen Harrell
They talked themselves into Jaylen Harrell at slot 131, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick146 Rnd5 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Value said wait; Javontae Jean-Baptiste in Round 5, Pick 10 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick176 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Taking Luke McCaffrey in pick 176 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They paid up for Frank Gore Jr. at slot 211 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick215 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy slid further than he should have, and the 215th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick251 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They liked Joshua Cephus enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.