test'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • test DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers bet the future on Ward. The board says B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Josaiah Stewart had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the 49ers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Cam Ward gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 11th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Grey Zabel at pick No. 43 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 75 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Armand Membou
Circle this one: Armand Membou at pick 100 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at Round 4, Pick 36. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at No. 147 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Tre Harris
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tre Harris in slot 160, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
Somehow Alfred Collins was still sitting there in the 227th overall pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trey Amos
Steal is underselling it; Trey Amos at the 249th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick252 Rnd7 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at slot 252 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.