barn4th'S MOCK DRAFT
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Mock 1 March 2024

  • barn4th DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the 49ers: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Taulia Tagovailoa at pick 176, a reach of 100 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The Jacobs steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in pick 31 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy little value on Kingsley Suamataia in the 63rd overall pick, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
They paid up for Cole Bishop at the 94th pick when waiting would have done the job. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Value said wait; Cedric Gray in slot 98 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ainias Smith. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 32 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Taulia Tagovailoa. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in pick 209 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A reach for Frank Gore Jr. in the Round 6 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
They barely believed it either: Kamal Hadden still on the board at the 215th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick249 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Somehow Curtis Jacobs was still sitting there in the 249th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.