ed'S MOCK DRAFT

BYE PurdyAiyuk

  • ed DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (SF)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (SF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (SF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (SF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (SF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (SF)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (SF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (SF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SF)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (SF)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SF)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (SF)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CHI)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CHI)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Terence Steele
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
Head Shot
Brock Purdy
QB
Head Shot
Eric Saubert
TE
Head Shot
Spencer Burford
OT
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC
The 49ers lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick 89 is 51 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. On value alone, Gordon II makes the weekend a net positive. The Terence Steele deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mike Green
Mike Green in slot 14 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick24 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 24th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 25 they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 41st pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 11 with a little surplus value in Tyler Booker. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They paid a round early for Andrew Mukuba in the Round 3 slot, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick75 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in the 75th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
A tidy little value on Elijah Arroyo in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
They reached into another round for Oluwafemi Oladejo, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick100 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
A reach on Anthony Belton in pick 100; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A premium they did not need to pay, Bhayshul Tuten a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in pick No. 147 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick148 Rnd5 Logan Brown
By-the-book stuff, Logan Brown at Round 5, Pick 10 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 149 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West at Round 5, Pick 36 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They let Ollie Gordon II come to them and pounced at pick No. 187. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Nick Martin
A wild overpay on Nick Martin in slot 227, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick233 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Donovan Smith well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They reached a country mile for Tonka Hemingway at No. 236, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.