B
San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.
by Iowradar ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 5 steals
· 6 reaches
Nobody else had Caden Curry anywhere near pick No. 75. The 49ers did, by 57 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The bottom line is a respectable B.
Elarms-Orr at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
Circle this one: Omar Cooper Jr. at the 58th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Caden Curry at No. 75 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A slide stopped in pick No. 87, with Keylan Rutledge worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They read the board right and Kamari Ramsey was the payoff at pick 89. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Domonique Orange in Round 3, Pick 27, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid a round early for Tacario Davis in slot 96, more than the board wanted. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Jack Endries in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Isaiah World at slot 129 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They talked themselves into Nadame Tucker at pick 133, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
A wild overpay on Beau Stephens in Round 4, Pick 38, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keagen Trost well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
No edge and no loss on Ephesians Prysock in the 187th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at No. 209 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
