hammertime140'S MOCK DRAFT

2nd choice

  • hammertime140 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SF)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (SF)
Cayden Green
OG Missouri
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SF)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (SF)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (SF)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (SF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (SF)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (SF)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (SF)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (SF)
TJ Ferguson
OG Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cayden Green
OG Missouri
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (BUF)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (CLE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (CLE)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CLE)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the 49ers: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The 49ers took TJ Ferguson a full 50 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They banked enough surplus on Moore to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 Iapani Laloulu
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Iapani Laloulu. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cayden Green
A slide stopped in slot 56, with Cayden Green worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick60 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Value with a capital V on CJ Allen in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick96 Rnd3 Earnest Greene III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Earnest Greene III in No. 96, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd3 Oscar Delp
They paid sticker price for Oscar Delp in the 102nd overall pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tree Babalade
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tree Babalade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at No. 128, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick134 Rnd4 Rod Moore
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Rod Moore at slot 134 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick167 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They read the board right and Xavier Nwankpa was the payoff at pick No. 167. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick206 Rnd6 Elliot Washington II
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 30, where Elliot Washington II graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 TJ Ferguson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, TJ Ferguson well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.