TiredK0ala'S MOCK DRAFT

Mock 1

  • TiredK0ala DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tarheeb Still Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Tarheeb Still
CB Maryland
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers won the night they stopped Wilson from sliding. Grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Payton Wilson had no business being available in pick 94, and the 49ers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chop Robinson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick63 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 63 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They will replay Payton Wilson at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 98th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick132 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A clean, defensible pick in Round 4, Pick 32 with a little surplus value in Javon Foster. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick176 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They paid sticker price for Frank Gore Jr. in the 176th overall pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick209 Rnd6 Tarheeb Still
Tarheeb Still slid further than he should have, and pick No. 209 is lovely value for the cornerback. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They took Gabe Hall at par in slot 214, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A tidy little value on De'Corian Clark in pick No. 215, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin in No. 249 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.