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Asides'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 2, 2026

49ers C Feb 2

  • Asides DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (SF)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Freeland
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall D-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB+
The phones sank the 49ers this weekend: D-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The 49ers did exactly that with Malachi Lawrence in No. 92. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In pick 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They jumped the gun on Akheem Mesidor, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Omar Cooper Jr. this early at pick No. 58. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
A wild overpay on Malachi Lawrence in Round 3, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick127 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
They paid a round early for Max Iheanachor in slot 127, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Red Murdock
They reached a country mile for Red Murdock at the 133rd pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jakobe Thomas at pick No. 138 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick171 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at slot 171 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.