B
San Francisco 49ers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the 49ers a B.
by JBHANCOCK94 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 0 steals
· 0 reaches
For all the boxes ticked, the 49ers skipped the loudest one: running back is exactly as bare as it was.
On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 27 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Christen Miller in the 58th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Parker Brailsford at pick 127 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A straight-up fair deal on J.C. Davis at No. 133, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
By-the-book stuff, Chris McClellan at Round 4, Pick 38 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
CJ Daniels in the 139th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.