229275'S MOCK DRAFT
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229275'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 10, 2026

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  • 229275 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SF)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (SF)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Traded
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers won the night they stopped McNeil-Warren from sliding. Grade: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The 49ers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to running back, which was the need that mattered most.

The McNeil-Warren pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 27th pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in No. 58 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zachariah Branch in Round 3, Pick 31. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They took Ar'maj Reed-Adams at par in slot 127, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick133 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
By-the-book stuff, Skyler Gill-Howard at pick No. 133 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Kage Casey
Kage Casey in pick 138 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in the 169th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
The board had Jermaine Mathews Jr. higher than Round 5, Pick 33, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.