DrButternutts'S MOCK DRAFT

DrButternutts'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

Dream

  • DrButternutts DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (SF)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (SF)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TEN)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ji'Ayir Brown
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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB-
More right than wrong for the 49ers, and a B- to prove it.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Patrick Payton, 57 picks early at the 171st pick. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. McNeil-Warren falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick No. 28 they get a seam-stretching tight end, and a steal at that.
Pick58 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick66 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
The board had Gennings Dunker higher than the 66th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Fair-plus on Harold Perkins Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A tidy little value on Keylan Rutledge in pick 127, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A clean, defensible pick in the 133rd pick with a little surplus value in Logan Jones. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd4 Kevin Coleman Jr.
They liked Kevin Coleman Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 138. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in Round 5, Pick 33 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.