jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT

jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 31, 2026

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  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the 49ers.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the 49ers spent the 58th overall pick on Keylan Rutledge, a name most had 56 spots down the list.

The Muhammad steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Lomu at pick 27 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Keylan Rutledge
They talked themselves into Keylan Rutledge at slot 58, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
A tidy bit of business in the 127th pick, where De'Zhaun Stribling graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Somehow Malik Muhammad was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 33, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas in pick No. 138 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick139 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor in No. 139 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.