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Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers let Edwards fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the 49ers were there to profit. Donovan Edwards, the No. 204 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 7, Pick 36. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Strong has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at pick 43 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
The board had Donovan Jackson higher than No. 75, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at slot 100 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in the 113th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at pick No. 138 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Nice patience on Brashard Smith, who had no business lasting to the 147th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
They paid sticker price for Ben Sauls in Round 5, Pick 22, and that is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick227 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Akili Arnold in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick249 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg at slot 249 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
You do not let a running back like Donovan Edwards reach Round 7, Pick 36 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.