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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the 49ers.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Erick All in No. 131, a good 72 spots before the room expected him.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Fashanu to cover a lot of smaller sins. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 31st pick they get a cornerstone up front, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Melton
Max Melton at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They paid up for Leonard Taylor III at No. 94 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Brennan Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brennan Jackson this early at the 124th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick131 Rnd4 Erick All
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Erick All. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cornelius Johnson
Value said wait; Cornelius Johnson in Round 4, Pick 33 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick176 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 176th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
No edge and no loss on Caedan Wallace in pick 215; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick251 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A reach for Joshua Cephus in No. 251; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.