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Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (SF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Rayuan Lane III Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Rayuan Lane III
S Navy
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers cashed the board's mistake on Giddens: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. DJ Giddens at slot 232 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Mauigoa pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey in the 43rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at No. 75 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
They robbed the room for Mason Taylor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
The board had Jaylin Noel higher than the Round 4 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd4 Nick Nash
A straight-up fair deal on Nick Nash at pick 138, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander is a better player than pick No. 139 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at slot 148 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick189 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
You do not let an offensive lineman like Chase Lundt reach Round 6, Pick 11 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
A real head-scratcher, Francisco Mauigoa in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
Somehow DJ Giddens was still sitting there in No. 232, and they pounced on premier running back value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 Rayuan Lane III
Rayuan Lane III in pick 255 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.