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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SF)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (SF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (SF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NYG)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Billings
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The 49ers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Mason Fairchild at slot 249 is 64 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Put together, it is a D.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. With quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Smith-Wade value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 9th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
No edge and no loss on Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick 47; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick63 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They jumped the gun on Cooper Beebe, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 75 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Mekhi Wingo in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick98 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves quarterback untouched.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at slot 111 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Mohamed Kamara at Round 4, Pick 32. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick176 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Steal is underselling it; Sione Vaki at No. 176 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick209 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in the 209th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick214 Rnd6 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick215 Rnd6 Carson Steele
A big swing on Carson Steele at pick No. 215, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 Mason Fairchild
They left a pile of value on the table to take Mason Fairchild this early at the 249th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.