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  • Wdsalter DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers let Nolen fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Walter Nolen had no business being available in slot 43, and the 49ers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Grant reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 11th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A conviction pick on Charles Grant at slot 75 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick No. 100 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A tidy little value on Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 113, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick138 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Taking Denzel Burke in No. 138 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick147 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in the 147th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick160 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
They took Seth McLaughlin at par in Round 5, Pick 22, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Jackson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton at Round 7, Pick 33 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jeremy Crawshaw
A straight-up fair deal on Jeremy Crawshaw at pick No. 252, value and slot in agreement. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.