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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers let Carter fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Barrett Carter slide, and the 49ers were the ones holding the card at pick No. 139. Highway robbery. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
No edge and no loss on Jonah Savaiinaea in Round 2, Pick 11; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Good price on Donovan Ezeiruaku in slot 75, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick No. 99 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
They talked themselves into Oronde Gadsden II at the 112th pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
You do not let an offensive lineman like Anthony Belton reach pick 138 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the 139th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in No. 189 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Circle this one: Ricky White III at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Clay Webb
They went early on Clay Webb in slot 232, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick255 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A real head-scratcher, Thor Griffith in pick 255 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.