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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureB+
The 49ers cashed the board's mistake on White III: A-. The board owed the 49ers one, and it paid up: Ricky White III, the No. 206 name on the board, sitting there at the 255th pick like a gift left on the doorstep.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. The cost of the Smith reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
In the end it comes back to Kenneth Grant, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick Analysis
Pick23
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at No. 23 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick53
Rnd2
Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea is a better player than the 53rd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick54
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in Round 2, Pick 22 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick75
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
By-the-book stuff, Tate Ratledge at slot 75 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick84
Rnd3
Omarr Norman-Lott
A slide stopped in the 84th pick, with Omarr Norman-Lott worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99
Rnd3
Jake Majors
Jake Majors at pick No. 99 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112
Rnd4
Malachi Moore
They read the board right and Malachi Moore was the payoff at pick 112. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138
Rnd4
Kalel Mullings
Circle this one: Kalel Mullings at Round 4, Pick 37 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139
Rnd4
Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in pick 139 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189
Rnd6
Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in slot 189 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick228
Rnd7
Donovan Smith
They talked themselves into Donovan Smith at the 228th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232
Rnd7
Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at the 232nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255
Rnd7
Ricky White III
The board fumbled Ricky White III all the way to No. 255, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.


















