B-
San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers let Slaughter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.
by BOURGOZIE ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jake Slaughter, the No. 55 name on the board, stolen at Round 3, Pick 27. No fireworks, but a solid B-.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The cost of the Hurst reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
They barely believed it either: Kenyon Sadiq still on the board at pick 38. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A.J. Haulcy slipping to the 58th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They reached into another round for Ted Hurst, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They jumped the gun on Trey Zuhn III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.