tt'S MOCK DRAFT

49ers

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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (SF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Rayuan Lane III Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Rayuan Lane III
S Navy
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the 49ers: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Oluwafemi Oladejo at the 139th pick is 94 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Marks pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In slot 11 they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
They went early on Harold Fannin Jr. in pick No. 43, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deone Walker at pick 75. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Good price on Malachi Moore in No. 99, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Nice patience on Jaylin Noel, who had no business lasting to the 112th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Charles Grant
You do not let an offensive lineman like Charles Grant reach Round 4, Pick 37 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo in pick No. 139 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Somehow Darius Alexander was still sitting there in No. 148, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Addison West
Addison West in Round 6, Pick 11 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick228 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Woody Marks in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick232 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Nothing to complain about; Zeek Biggers went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Rayuan Lane III
By-the-book stuff, Rayuan Lane III at the 255th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.