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Balloon45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 26, 2026

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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (SF)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (SF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (SF)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (SF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (SF)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (SF)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (SF)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (SF)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (SF)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SF)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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Players Gained
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Brock Bowers
TE
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Ja'Marr Chase
WR
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James Cook
RB
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Maxx Crosby
DE
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Christian Gonzalez
CB
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Maxwell Hairston
CB
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Tee Higgins
WR
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Ashton Jeanty
RB
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Paris Johnson Jr.
OT
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Dexter Lawrence II
DT
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Tyler Linderbaum
C
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Armand Membou
OT
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Walter Nolen III
DT
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Garrett Wilson
WR
Players traded away
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Brandon Aiyuk
WR
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Christian McCaffrey
RB
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Colton Dowell
WR
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Demarcus Robinson
WR
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George Kittle
TE
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Jacob Cowing
WR
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Jake Brendel
C
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Jordan Watkins
WR
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Junior Bergen
WR
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Malik Turner
WR
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Trent Taylor
WR
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
Best value of the weekend goes to the 49ers for Lance: B-.

The 49ers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Bryce Lance fell into slot 127.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will answer for taking cornerback early while running back went begging.

They are betting Allar proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 David Bailey
In pick 1 they get a problem off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 2nd pick they get a centerfielder for the defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
Francis Mauigoa at Round 1, Pick 3 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 16 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In No. 27 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Nice patience on Kenyon Sadiq, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick34 Rnd2 Peter Woods
Peter Woods at the 34th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick36 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young in slot 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in pick No. 44 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Nothing to complain about; Jacob Rodriguez went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Julian Neal
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Julian Neal. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at Round 4, Pick 27 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in No. 133 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick138 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick 138 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Will Lee III adds a cornerback and leaves running back untouched.
Pick140 Rnd4 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at slot 140 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Taking Zxavian Harris in slot 175 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.