theopac'S MOCK DRAFT

CRAZY

  • theopac DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the 49ers.

The 49ers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 6 slot on DeMonte Capehart a full 109 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Simpson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In pick 31 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 2, Pick 31 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in the 94th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
No drama and no debate, Dominick Puni went about where he belonged in pick No. 98. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javon Foster. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They went early on Ben Sinnott in slot 132, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Simpson at No. 176 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick209 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste at the 209th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick214 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A reasonable price with a little left over, Christian Jones in pick No. 214. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
A real head-scratcher, DeMonte Capehart in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A big swing on Nathaniel Watson at the 249th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.