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MT'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 21, 2025

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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (SF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SF)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (SF)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TEN)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The 49ers left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

Nobody had Jimmy Horn Jr. this high, and it is not close. The 49ers reached 97 spots to get him at No. 255.

The whole projection now runs through Shedeur Sanders; hit there and everything else looks smarter. That Greene III pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders in pick 11 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick43 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in the 43rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at slot 56 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick75 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reach on Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 11; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in No. 78 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
A conviction pick on Luke Kandra at the 99th overall pick that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Chris Paul Jr. reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick138 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer is a better player than the 138th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick139 Rnd4 Kalel Mullings
Steal is underselling it; Kalel Mullings at No. 139 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They paid up for Jaylen Reed at pick 180 when waiting would have done the job. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick189 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
They robbed the room for Earnest Greene III here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Karene Reid
They took Karene Reid at par in the 193rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick228 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
No drama and no debate, LaJohntay Wester went about where he belonged in pick No. 228. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in slot 232 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A wild overpay on Jimmy Horn Jr. in the 255th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.