B
San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers turned the phones into found money: B.
by hammertime140 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 3 steals
· 6 reaches
The 49ers put a flag in the ground for Jaishawn Barham, 51 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. No fireworks, but a solid B.
The Scott pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Joshua Josephs in slot 43 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jadarian Price at the 59th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A wild overpay on Jaishawn Barham in the 65th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Brian Parker II at No. 91 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Dontay Corleone in pick 94, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They barely believed it either: Keionte Scott still on the board at the Round 4 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A reach on Jakobe Thomas in slot 127; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Caleb Douglas this early at Round 4, Pick 33. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Kevin Coleman Jr. in pick 134 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They paid sticker price for Travis Burke in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Louis Moore at the 175th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Value with a capital V on Tanner Koziol in pick No. 182, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They reached a country mile for Nolan Rucci at No. 220, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.