Ct'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (SF)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (SF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (SF)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The 49ers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the 49ers spent slot 43 on Cam Skattebo, a name most had 56 spots down the list. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Felton. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Cam Skattebo
They reached a country mile for Cam Skattebo at the 43rd pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at the 75th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 80 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick100 Rnd3 Lathan Ransom
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lathan Ransom. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in slot 113 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at No. 117 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd4 Mitchell Evans
No edge and no loss on Mitchell Evans in Round 4, Pick 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick147 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
By-the-book stuff, Pat Bryant at pick 147 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
They paid sticker price for O'Donnell Fortune in slot 151, and that is fine. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick160 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
No drama and no debate, Seth McLaughlin went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in the 227th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
A straight-up fair deal on Ty Hamilton at the 249th pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick252 Rnd7 Shemar James
Shemar James at pick No. 252 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.