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Draft Selections
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the 49ers a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 31 will need to, sitting 26 spots clear of his grade.

The 49ers indulged a want in Smith while a need in running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots stayed open. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Foster pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kingsley Suamataia
In No. 31 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in the 63rd overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick124 Rnd4 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at Round 4, Pick 24 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick131 Rnd4 Javon Foster
The board had Javon Foster higher than the 131st pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jarrian Jones. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick176 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at pick 176 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick211 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III slid further than he should have, and pick No. 211 is lovely value for the quarterback. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylan Ford at the 215th pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune at Round 7, Pick 12 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in the 251st overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.