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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (SF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (SF)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (SF)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (SF)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (KC)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (PHI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CHI)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (KC)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
Players Gained
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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The 49ers robbed the room for Franklin. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Zakhari Franklin slide, and the 49ers were the ones holding the card at No. 252. Highway robbery.

If Haynesworth pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
By-the-book stuff, Troy Fautanu at Round 2, Pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick63 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Josh Newton. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick85 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They took Michael Hall Jr. at par in the 85th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in the 94th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick98 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at pick 98 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Sincere Haynesworth
A wild overpay on Sincere Haynesworth in No. 131, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick178 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Fair-plus on Julian Pearl, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick209 Rnd6 Sheridan Jones
No drama and no debate, Sheridan Jones went about where he belonged in slot 209. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick227 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Value with a capital V on Omar Speights in Round 7, Pick 7, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
Ja'Had Carter in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick252 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin at the 252nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.