C
San Francisco 49ers
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The 49ers get a C.
by Iowradar ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 3 steals
· 5 reaches
The war room fell hard for Caden Curry, and it showed at pick No. 58: 74 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. For now it grades a C, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Farmer. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.
So much rides on Kenyon Sadiq that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 27th overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
A real head-scratcher, Caden Curry in slot 58 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They barely believed it either: Jalen Farmer still on the board at Round 4, Pick 27. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Value said wait; Drew Allar in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A big swing on Matt Gulbin at No. 138, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A tidy bit of business in pick 189, where Travis Burke graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 6 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Robert Spears-Jennings at the 221st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They reached into another round for Eli Heidenreich, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.