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Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Olave
WR
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the 49ers a B+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The 49ers took Patrick Payton at No. 171, roughly 76 spots before his name belonged. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They banked enough surplus on Slaughter to cover a lot of smaller sins. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick58 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They read the board right and Jake Slaughter was the payoff at pick No. 58. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick92 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
They left a pile of value on the table to take Malachi Lawrence this early at No. 92. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at Round 4, Pick 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A clean, defensible pick in the 127th overall pick with a little surplus value in Keylan Rutledge. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Patrick Payton in slot 171, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.