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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (SF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (SF)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (SF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (SF)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (SF)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DEN)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NYG)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the 49ers a B+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Ty Hamilton at pick No. 138 is 88 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson is a better player than Round 1, Pick 19 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick20 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malaki Starks in the Round 1 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick24 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
A tidy little value on Walter Nolen in the 24th pick, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick51 Rnd2 Armand Membou
Armand Membou in the 51st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Booker at slot 57 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick75 Rnd3 Matthew Golden
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 75 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in Round 4, Pick 33 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138 Rnd5 Ty Hamilton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ty Hamilton. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in the 189th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick190 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at pick 190 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.