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49ers Mock Draft 2026 Part F
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Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Draft Picks Traded
Players traded away
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall
C+
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesC-
FutureB-
The 49ers did enough to get by: C+. The 49ers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took VJ Payne at Round 4, Pick 38 regardless, 63 picks early.
Roush falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.
Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
If Max Iheanachor and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick Analysis
Pick33
Rnd2
Max Iheanachor
A premium they did not need to pay, Max Iheanachor a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58
Rnd2
Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at pick 58 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103
Rnd4
Julian Neal
A reach on Julian Neal in Round 4, Pick 3; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128
Rnd4
Trey Zuhn III
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Zuhn III at the 128th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133
Rnd4
Sam Roush
You do not let a tight end like Sam Roush reach No. 133 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138
Rnd4
VJ Payne
VJ Payne in slot 138 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick139
Rnd4
Kevin Coleman Jr.
A wild overpay on Kevin Coleman Jr. in pick No. 139, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick140
Rnd4
DeMonte Capehart
They took DeMonte Capehart at par in slot 140, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick147
Rnd5
Chris McClellan
Chris McClellan at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187
Rnd6
Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu in pick 187 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209
Rnd6
Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at Round 6, Pick 28 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick213
Rnd6
Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron at No. 213 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.















