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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SF)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (SF)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (SF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (SF)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (SF)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (SF)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (SF)
Aydan White
CB NC State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Players Gained
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Brian O'Neill
OT
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the 49ers a B+.

The 49ers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Bryce Foster at Round 3, Pick 37 regardless, 68 picks early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

Landing Smith that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick79 Rnd3 Domani Jackson
Somehow Domani Jackson was still sitting there in No. 79, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick101 Rnd3 Bryce Foster
A wild overpay on Bryce Foster in the 101st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 4, Pick 14 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slipping to slot 138 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Taking Jamon Dumas-Johnson in pick 192 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith in the 235th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick250 Rnd7 Aydan White
The board had Aydan White higher than the 250th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick255 Rnd7 David Walker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, David Walker well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.