theofrastos'S MOCK DRAFT

Niners rebuild

  • theofrastos DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SF)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SF)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (SF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (SF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (SF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SF)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (SF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (SF)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Deebo Samuel
WR
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall D
ValueA NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The 49ers let Moss fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

Call it larceny. Le'Veon Moss sat on the board until No. 247, and the 49ers did not need to be asked twice.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The cost of the Barrow Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen in slot 18 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick50 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 DJ Campbell
The board fumbled DJ Campbell all the way to pick No. 82, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in Round 3, Pick 22 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at the 101st overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in the 108th pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in No. 119 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd4 Simeon Barrow Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Simeon Barrow Jr. in pick 138 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They will replay Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 194 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 237th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss in slot 247 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at Round 7, Pick 35 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick255 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
You do not let an offensive lineman like Bryce Foster reach the 255th overall pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.