B
San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.
by ronwan85 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The one they had to fix is still broken. The 49ers left linebacker untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
Reaching for Young left real value on the table behind him. The Haulcy steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early.
A slide stopped in No. 62, with A.J. Haulcy worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Ja'Kobi Lane slipping to pick 111 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Justin Joly at the 127th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trey Zuhn III in the 133rd pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Jaeden Roberts in slot 138 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A tidy little value on Kaleb Proctor in pick No. 139, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Demond Claiborne at Round 5, Pick 30 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No drama and no debate, Sawyer Robertson went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 29. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.