If confidence were a draft strategy, the 49ers would have aced it. Bhayshul Tuten at Round 3, Pick 36 is 55 spots clear of where he belonged.

On value alone, Jackson makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.