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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (SF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (SF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (SF)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (SF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
Larceny in the 226th overall pick lands the 49ers a B, Fitzgerald and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ryan Fitzgerald got past him. The 49ers do not have to explain a thing at the Round 7 slot. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The cost of the Griffith reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 24 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to No. 43, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They paid a round early for Donovan Jackson in pick 75, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at the 99th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Nelson at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick137 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 137th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
You do not let a tight end like Oronde Gadsden II reach Round 6, Pick 10 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
A specialist of that caliber at slot 226 is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick230 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in the 230th pick says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai at slot 249 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick255 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
Steal is underselling it; Cody Lindenberg at pick 255 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.