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Draft Selections
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SF)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (SF)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (SF)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (SF)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. 49ers: C+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the 49ers shredded theirs for Patrick Payton. He came off 108 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Their trades came out a wash either way.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Joshua Josephs
In the 23rd pick they get juice off the edge, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at Round 2, Pick 22 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick94 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Austin Siereveld. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Lee Hunter
This one needs a full-page explanation: Lee Hunter in slot 122, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
They reached into another round for Patrick Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick138 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at pick 138 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oscar Delp well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
Value said wait; Max Iheanachor in the 140th overall pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.