Unforgiven14'S MOCK DRAFT

49ers 1.0

  • Unforgiven14 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (SF)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SF)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (SF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (SF)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (SF)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Players traded away
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Arik Armstead
DT
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Brandon Aiyuk
WR
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The 49ers robbed the room for Bailey. Final grade: D-.

The phones were a trap the 49ers kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher still on the board. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the McCaffrey reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 12th pick they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
They liked Christian Haynes enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 64. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 95th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick98 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent No. 98 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
A reach for James Williams in slot 123; a little patience would have been rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick127 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A reach on Luke McCaffrey in Round 4, Pick 27; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the 132nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in No. 177 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
Emani Bailey in slot 210 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick213 Rnd6 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. at pick 213 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They paid up for Brevyn Spann-Ford at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at pick No. 253 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.