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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the 49ers for Sanker: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jonas Sanker had no business being available in pick No. 227, and the 49ers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 11 they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Somehow Kenneth Grant was still sitting there in the 43rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 3, Pick 11 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick100 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A tidy bit of business in pick 100, where Deone Walker graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Charles Grant
They robbed the room for Charles Grant here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick138 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in pick No. 138 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick147 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Taking Anthony Belton in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick160 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They will replay Lathan Ransom at the 160th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker at pick 227 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper in No. 249 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick252 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 252nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.