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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the 49ers: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Aaron Lewis at the 249th pick is 48 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Amegadjie value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 31st overall pick they get protection for the quarterback, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
They paid sticker price for Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 2, Pick 31, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
The board fumbled Kiran Amegadjie all the way to slot 94, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick98 Rnd3 D.J. James
You do not let a cornerback like D.J. James reach pick 98 and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
No edge and no loss on Cedric Gray in pick No. 132; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick176 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Somehow Luke McCaffrey was still sitting there in No. 176, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
They reached a country mile for Trevor Keegan at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Brian Ugwu
Brian Ugwu in slot 214 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Thomas in Round 6, Pick 40, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick249 Rnd7 Aaron Lewis
Aaron Lewis at No. 249 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.