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49ers 1 Mar 18

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (SF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (SF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (SF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SF)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (SF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (SF)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (ATL)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ATL)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (IND)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ATL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The 49ers turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Caleb Ransaw pick is the one that will follow the 49ers into the fall. They took him 68 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

That Allen 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 will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 14 they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In the 23rd pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson at pick 43 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick46 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 2, Pick 14, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick54 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A clean, defensible pick in the 54th overall pick with a little surplus value in Trey Amos. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick75 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick No. 75 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A reach for Emery Jones Jr. in the 117th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in No. 118, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in pick 138 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Value said wait; Luke Lachey in slot 147 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at Round 5, Pick 22 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 LeQuint Allen
LeQuint Allen in the 189th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick218 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Teddye Buchanan well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They reached into another round for Tonka Hemingway, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 242, where Jabbar Muhammad graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick249 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Circle this one: Carson Vinson at slot 249 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick252 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.