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Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the 49ers a B-.

Nobody else had Kyren Lacy anywhere near the 252nd overall pick. The 49ers did, by 56 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Jones Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In slot 11 they get a green-dot type in the middle, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Nice patience on Derrick Harmon, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cam Skattebo. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in Round 3, Pick 36 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jordan Burch
You do not let an edge rusher like Jordan Burch reach No. 113 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa slipping to the 138th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in No. 147 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick160 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 160th overall pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
They went early on Jabbar Muhammad in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick249 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Circle this one: Cam Jackson at pick 249 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kyren Lacy well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.