Ed'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ed'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 28, 2026

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  • Ed DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (SF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (SF)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Brandon Aiyuk
WR
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Brian Robinson Jr.
RB
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Demarcus Robinson
WR
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Jauan Jennings
WR
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Mac Jones
QB
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Spencer Burford
OT
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD
The 49ers bled value on every deal, hence the C-.

The 49ers spent real capital to be 80 picks early on Patrick Payton, and the board is going to hold them to it. A mixed bag that lands at C-.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

If Kenyon Sadiq and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq is a better player than pick No. 27 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 1 is lovely value for the linebacker. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Nothing to complain about; Emmanuel Pregnon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at slot 92 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
No drama and no debate, Mike Washington Jr. went about where he belonged in the 127th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Value with a capital V on Davison Igbinosun in the 133rd pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick138 Rnd4 Zane Durant
They reached a country mile for Zane Durant at No. 138, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick 171 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.