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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jacory Croskey-Merritt Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB Arizona
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the 49ers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Luke Lachey at the Round 4 slot is 65 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 11 they get a load in the middle, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kyle Kennard. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
No edge and no loss on Isaiah Bond in the 75th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at slot 100 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
A tidy little value on Anthony Belton in Round 4, Pick 11, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
They reached into another round for Luke Lachey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ajani Cornelius this early at the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at the 160th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
No drama and no debate, Cam Jackson went about where he belonged in the 227th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at Round 7, Pick 33 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jacory Croskey-Merritt in pick 252, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.