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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (SF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (SF)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (SF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (SF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (SF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (SF)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (SF)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (SF)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TEN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TEN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TEN)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Fisher
OT
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The 49ers robbed the room for Ransaw. Final grade: B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the 49ers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The Ransaw value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They are betting Gadsden II proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nice patience on Nick Emmanwori, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 1. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at No. 43. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at pick 89 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
The board had cheaper options than Dylan Fairchild at pick No. 94, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Phillips at the 100th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in Round 4, Pick 18 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick138 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Good price on Brashard Smith in No. 138, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Value with a capital V on Logan Brown in pick 160, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They left a pile of value on the table to take JJ Pegues this early at slot 166. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the 174th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick178 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
No edge and no loss on Donovan Edwards in pick No. 204; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at No. 227 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at pick 241 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 247th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe at pick No. 249 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers in slot 252 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.