CaRtEr'S MOCK DRAFT
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CaRtEr'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

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  • CaRtEr DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers robbed the room for Koziol. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The 49ers watched Tanner Koziol slide 27 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

With wide receiver, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In No. 27 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Johnson at pick No. 58 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick92 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 28: Malik Muhammad adds a cornerback while wide receiver, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick127 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald at the 127th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Jalon Kilgore in the Round 4 slot leaves wide receiver, running back and other spots for later.
Pick138 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
You do not let a quarterback like Trinidad Chambliss reach the 138th overall pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in slot 171 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.