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jj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 19, 2026

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  • jj DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the 49ers, and a C+ to match.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the 49ers would have aced it. Tim Smith at the 252nd overall pick is 77 spots clear of where he belonged. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

So much rides on Grey Zabel that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel in the 11th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick43 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 43 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
By-the-book stuff, Andrew Mukuba at pick 75 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in Round 3, Pick 36 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They did well to land Jordan Phillips in No. 113, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd4 CJ West
A real head-scratcher, CJ West in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Que Robinson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Que Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Upton Stout
Value said wait; Upton Stout in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick227 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs at No. 227 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They talked themselves into Thor Griffith at slot 249, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Smith this early at pick 252. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.