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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (SF)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
DJ James
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (WSH)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Players Gained
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Joshua Kalu
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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the 49ers, and a B to prove it.

Priorities are a choice, and the 49ers made a strange one, taking DJ James at cornerback in No. 98 with interior defensive lineman and quarterback crying out for the pick instead.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
A tidy bit of business in slot 31, where Chop Robinson graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at pick 67 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Good price on Dominick Puni in slot 94, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick98 Rnd3 DJ James
A curious use of pick No. 98. Interior defensive lineman and quarterback needed the pick; a cornerback in DJ James did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at the 125th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in No. 132 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Luke McCaffrey at the Round 6 slot is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Nice patience on Jared Wiley, who had no business lasting to the 209th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards slipping to Round 6, Pick 39 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick249 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A tidy little value on LaDarius Henderson in No. 249, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.