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Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SF)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (SF)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (SF)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (SF)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (SF)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (SF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the 49ers.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The 49ers took Patrick Payton at pick 140, roughly 97 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They banked enough surplus on Maiava to cover a lot of smaller sins. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in the 57th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
Xavier Chaplin at slot 91 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Vincent Anthony Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Vincent Anthony Jr. in the Round 4 slot, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jayden Maiava
They robbed the room for Jayden Maiava here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd4 Braylan Shelby
They reached a country mile for Braylan Shelby at pick 139, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Patrick Payton. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.