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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (SF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (SF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (SF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (HOU)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the 49ers and Mullings: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the 49ers were there to profit. Kalel Mullings, the No. 113 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 228th pick.

The Pegues pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In pick No. 25 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They paid sticker price for JT Tuimoloau in Round 2, Pick 11, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick58 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
No drama and no debate, Demetrius Knight Jr. went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A tidy little value on Andrew Mukuba in No. 75, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter slipping to the 89th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Steal is underselling it; Tate Ratledge at the 99th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 138 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
A clean, defensible pick in slot 139 with a little surplus value in Darius Alexander. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
This one needs a full-page explanation: JJ Pegues in pick 154, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
You do not let a running back like Kalel Mullings reach No. 228 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick232 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in the 232nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.