AP916'S MOCK DRAFT

Aggressive 49ers

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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (SF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CAR)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
The 49ers robbed the room for Wilson. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the 49ers were there to profit. Payton Wilson, the No. 57 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 3 slot.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. With interior defensive lineman and quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 32nd overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Taking Dallas Turner in No. 33 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick94 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They robbed the room for Payton Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Javon Baker
They will replay Javon Baker at slot 124 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE with interior defensive lineman and quarterback open.
Pick133 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in the 133rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick176 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Circle this one: Mason McCormick at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
By-the-book stuff, Garret Greenfield at No. 211 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
You do not let a tight end like Tip Reiman reach Round 6, Pick 40 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick251 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 251 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Owens at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.