jewatrous'S MOCK DRAFT

SF 49ERS

  • jewatrous DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Kalen DeLoach Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Kalen DeLoach
S Florida State
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the 49ers, and a B- to prove it.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the 49ers spent the Round 6 slot on Frank Gore Jr., a name most had 53 spots down the list.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Cooper. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 31 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A tidy bit of business in slot 63, where Edgerrin Cooper graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They took Brenden Rice at par in the 94th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
A conviction pick on Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 124 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Brennan Jackson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brennan Jackson well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jared Wiley. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick176 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Value said wait; Frank Gore Jr. in the 176th overall pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
A big swing on Keaton Bills at pick No. 211, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
A real head-scratcher, Andrew Raym in Round 6, Pick 40 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Kalen DeLoach
Good price on Kalen DeLoach in the 251st pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It adds depth where they could use a little.