808Localboi'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 808Localboi DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (SF)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (SF)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (SF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (SF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (SF)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Frank Crum Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Frank Crum
OT Wyoming
Draft Picks Received
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Leki Fotu
DT
Head Shot
Jihad Ward
LB
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA- FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the 49ers.

The 49ers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Tanor Bortolini at Round 4, Pick 32 regardless, 85 picks early.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. With quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

The McCormick value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick63 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske slipping to slot 63 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at Round 3, Pick 6 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick94 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at No. 94 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd3 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at the 99th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick105 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Caelen Carson at cornerback with quarterback open.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at pick 125 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 129th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tanor Bortolini this early at the 132nd pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick140 Rnd5 Beau Brade
No edge and no loss on Beau Brade in Round 5, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick176 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Nice patience on Mason McCormick, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Eric Watts
Eric Watts in pick No. 185 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
A straight-up fair deal on Nathan Thomas at slot 209, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards in No. 214 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick215 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at No. 215 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Frank Crum
A big swing on Frank Crum at pick No. 249, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.