SD'S MOCK DRAFT

49ers

  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (SF)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (SF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (SF)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (SF)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Quintrevion Wisner Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (SF)
Quintrevion Wisner
RB Texas
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (SF)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (SF)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
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Devin Singletary
RB
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Andrew Thomas
OT
Players traded away
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Christian McCaffrey
RB
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The 49ers won the night they stopped Lawson from sliding. Grade: B.

Call it larceny. Deontae Lawson sat on the board until No. 60, and the 49ers did not need to be asked twice. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They are betting Mesidor proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The veteran additions, Andrew Thomas chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
You do not let a linebacker like Deontae Lawson reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jack Endries
They went early on Jack Endries in pick No. 92, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kage Casey
A reach on Kage Casey in slot 128; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
Nice patience on Bray Hubbard, who had no business lasting to pick 134. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick137 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They paid a round early for Davison Igbinosun in No. 137, more than the board wanted. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick167 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
They jumped the gun on Bryce Foster, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Quintrevion Wisner
They let Quintrevion Wisner come to them and pounced at the 174th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tristan Leigh in Round 6, Pick 30. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
A real head-scratcher, Akheem Mesidor in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.