B
San Francisco 49ers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the 49ers a B.
by Iowradar ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 16 picks
· 3 steals
· 7 reaches
Nobody else had Eli Heidenreich anywhere near pick 192. The 49ers did, by 50 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Everette. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
A slide stopped in pick 48, with Emmanuel Pregnon worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A tidy little value on Germie Bernard in Round 2, Pick 30, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Somehow Daylen Everette was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A big swing on Max Llewellyn at the 122nd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jack Endries in pick No. 127. It fills a real need, too.
Jakobe Thomas in slot 133 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor need, but a need all the same.
A straight-up fair deal on Dametrious Crownover at the 138th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They paid a round early for Kaytron Allen in the 139th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A reach on Zxavian Harris in No. 141; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Kevin Coleman Jr. at pick 167 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid up for Matt Gulbin at pick No. 168 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They liked Ephesians Prysock enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 1. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Jeff Caldwell at slot 186 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Eli Heidenreich at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keyshaun Elliott. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
The board had Kaden Wetjen higher than the 231st overall pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.