Travese'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Travese DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (SF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (SF)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (SF)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NYG)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NYG)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NYG)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Evan Neal
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
Head Shot
Isaiah Oliver
CB
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The 49ers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the 49ers, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

The Melton pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

If Melton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Johnson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 31st overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson is a better player than pick 37 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick63 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cooper DeJean in pick No. 63. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
By-the-book stuff, Kamren Kinchens at slot 69 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at No. 94 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They paid sticker price for Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Max Melton
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 4, Pick 6 on Max Melton with running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick177 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
A tidy bit of business in the 177th pick, where Zy Alexander graded well above the range. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
A slide stopped in the 227th pick, with Cornelius Johnson worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.