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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (SF)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SF)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (SF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (SF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (SF)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (SF)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SF)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DEN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Brandon Aiyuk
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Ji'Ayir Brown
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Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD+
The Payton reach set the tone, and the 49ers never recovered: F.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The 49ers reached some 37 spots for Patrick Payton, and value like that does not grow back. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

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

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a security blanket over the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
They liked Elijah Sarratt enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 33. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
They jumped the gun on Keith Abney II, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick95 Rnd3 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at slot 95 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 127 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They went early on DeMonte Capehart in No. 133, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd4 Aaron Graves
They reached into another round for Aaron Graves, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in No. 170 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick172 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A premium they did not need to pay, Bud Clark a notch or two before his time. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick179 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
This one needs a full-page explanation: Bryce Foster in the Round 5 slot, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Barion Brown
A conviction pick on Barion Brown at the 197th pick that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
No edge and no loss on Ricardo Hallman in pick No. 223; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.