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Draft Selections
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (SF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Barnett
EDGE
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesC- FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the 49ers: B-.

The 49ers bet big and early on Khristian Boyd, 47 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick63 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
They paid a round early for Sedrick Van Pran in Round 2, Pick 31, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick98 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at slot 98 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick101 Rnd4 Javon Foster
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Javon Foster. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid sticker price for Cedric Gray in pick 125, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick132 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at the 132nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 171st overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
They did well to land Jalyx Hunt in the Round 6 slot, just ahead of his grade. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick178 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They talked themselves into Frank Gore Jr. at the 178th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole at No. 209 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
A big swing on Joshua Cephus at pick No. 214, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick215 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They reached a country mile for Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 215th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick249 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at Round 7, Pick 29 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.