Naorozco'S MOCK DRAFT

49ers

  • Naorozco DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (SF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (SF)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (SF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (SF)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Robbie Ouzts Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Robbie Ouzts
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the 49ers for Stutsman: B-.

The 49ers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Danny Stutsman fell into No. 185. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Jackson lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 11th pick they get a disruptive interior force, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A real head-scratcher, Donovan Jackson in pick No. 43 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at slot 75 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at Round 3, Pick 35 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in pick 111 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick137 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jared Wilson in the 137th overall pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Danny Stutsman
Taking Danny Stutsman in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick226 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in No. 226 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
They talked themselves into Kaden Prather at Round 7, Pick 14, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns in pick 249 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick255 Rnd7 Robbie Ouzts
They took Robbie Ouzts at par in slot 255, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.