BlackSuperman'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BlackSuperman DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (SF)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SF)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SF)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Players traded away
Head Shot
Deebo Samuel
WR
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the 49ers this weekend: D-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The 49ers reached some 36 spots for Javion Cohen, and value like that does not grow back. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is McCaffrey.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 17th pick they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
No edge and no loss on Amarius Mims in the 18th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick31 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 31 they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jaden Hicks
A real head-scratcher, Jaden Hicks in Round 2, Pick 31 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Javon Baker
Fair-plus on Javon Baker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick96 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in pick No. 96 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick124 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A straight-up fair deal on Ben Sinnott at slot 131, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick133 Rnd4 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the 133rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 176 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They liked Frank Gore Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the 211th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick215 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy slipping to Round 6, Pick 40 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick251 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Circle this one: Nathan Thomas at pick 251 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.