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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall
D
ValueA
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
The 49ers cashed the board's mistake on Ward: D. Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Ward got past him. The 49ers do not have to explain a thing at No. 255.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
Will Johnson
In the 11th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35
Rnd2
Matthew Golden
You do not let a wide receiver like Matthew Golden reach No. 35 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick43
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at slot 43 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75
Rnd3
Walter Nolen
The board fumbled Walter Nolen all the way to Round 3, Pick 11, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99
Rnd3
Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102
Rnd4
Armand Membou
Armand Membou at the 102nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112
Rnd4
Aireontae Ersery
They barely believed it either: Aireontae Ersery still on the board at pick No. 112. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick119
Rnd4
Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in pick 119 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick138
Rnd4
Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at Round 4, Pick 37 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139
Rnd4
Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick142
Rnd5
Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at pick No. 142 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148
Rnd5
Quinshon Judkins
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at pick 148 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168
Rnd5
Billy Bowman Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Billy Bowman Jr. at No. 168 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick189
Rnd6
Devin Neal
They robbed the room for Devin Neal here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228
Rnd7
CJ West
A slide stopped in the 228th overall pick, with CJ West worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232
Rnd7
Kyle Kennard
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Kyle Kennard in the 232nd pick, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255
Rnd7
Cam Ward
Circle this one: Cam Ward at No. 255 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.























