Christeca'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Christeca DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The 49ers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 4, Pick 25 on Joe Milton III a full 74 spots early.

That Dixon pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman and edge rusher still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In the 31st overall pick they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 63 with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in slot 94 leaves interior defensive lineman and edge rusher for later.
Pick98 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 98th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
They reached a country mile for Joe Milton III at No. 125, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Theo Johnson at Round 4, Pick 32, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick176 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
They paid sticker price for Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 176, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Frank Gore Jr. at Round 6, Pick 34, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Andrew Raym. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick215 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They barely believed it either: Johnny Dixon still on the board at the 215th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick249 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones slid further than he should have, and pick No. 249 is lovely value for the cornerback. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.