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  • Cookie79 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (SF)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (SF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DET)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Players Gained
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Darrell Daniels
TE
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesC FutureB
The 49ers let Corley fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Malachi Corley slide, and the 49ers were the ones holding the card at pick No. 128. Highway robbery.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. With interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at the 94th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at Round 4, Pick 28 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent slot 131 on Andru Phillips, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick133 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Khyree Jackson in pick No. 133 leaves interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick144 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Beau Brade at pick 144 is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick160 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 160th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
The board fumbled Luke McCaffrey all the way to No. 176, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick215 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Daijun Edwards in pick No. 215, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Somehow Trevin Wallace was still sitting there in the 251st pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A need, and now a little less of one.