ther1'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • ther1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (SF)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SF)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (SF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (SF)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (SF)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (SF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The 49ers let Fairchild fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the 49ers one, and it paid up: Dylan Fairchild, the No. 56 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 254 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 12 they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They barely believed it either: Walter Nolen still on the board at the 43rd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
You do not let a cornerback like Jahdae Barron reach pick 75 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick100 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in pick No. 100 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick112 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in slot 137 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in the 186th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Kyle Kennard
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 226th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick230 Rnd7 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
The board fumbled Antwaun Powell-Ryland all the way to the 230th pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick249 Rnd7 Savion Williams
They will replay Savion Williams at No. 249 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.