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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers robbed the room for Emmanwori. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Nick Emmanwori at the 43rd pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick No. 11 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in the 43rd pick, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston slipping to pick 75 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wilson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 113th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick138 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at Round 4, Pick 36 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick147 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Taking Dillon Gabriel in No. 147 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick160 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A straight-up fair deal on Damien Martinez at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.