QuanD52'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • QuanD52 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (SF)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (SF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (SF)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (SF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: B.

The board owed the 49ers one, and it paid up: Cam Skattebo, the No. 110 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 185 like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Every board in the league had Morris lower, and that gap is the story. The Moore pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and edge rusher still on the board. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 11th pick they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in slot 43 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick75 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Somehow Harold Fannin Jr. was still sitting there in No. 75, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
A want over a need in pick 99: Malachi Moore adds a safety while quarterback and edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick111 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 111 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick137 Rnd4 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in the 185th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at Round 7, Pick 10 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed slid further than he should have, and pick No. 230 is lovely value for the safety. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick249 Rnd7 Deion Burks
They went early on Deion Burks in No. 249, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris in the 255th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.