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Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 252: the 49ers steal Slovis and grade out a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kedon Slovis, the 252nd pick, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

It is not that Abrams-Draine is a bad player; it is that the 49ers had louder needs to answer first. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Every board in the league had Guyton lower, and that gap is the story.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In slot 31 they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at Round 2, Pick 31 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at pick 94, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick98 Rnd3 Tykee Smith
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tykee Smith. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman and edge rusher still to address, they spent the 131st overall pick on Kris Abrams-Draine, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Fair-plus on Jaylan Ford, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick209 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick No. 209 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jalen Berger
A slide stopped in the 213th pick, with Jalen Berger worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick215 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They paid sticker price for Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 215th overall pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.