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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (SF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (SF)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (SF)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (SF)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers let Slaughter fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Slaughter, No. 54, roughly 19 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Casey reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a green-dot type in the middle, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
A tidy little value on Xavier Chaplin in pick 87, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
By-the-book stuff, Monroe Freeling at the 122nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
The board had cheaper options than DeMonte Capehart at the 138th overall pick, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd4 Kage Casey
They talked themselves into Kage Casey at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg in No. 140 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.