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49ers

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Draft Selections
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
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (SF)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the 49ers.

The 49ers clearly saw something nobody else did in JJ Pegues, taking him 37 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. That Noel pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jared Ivey well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
No edge and no loss on Mason Taylor in pick No. 75; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A quiet steal in the 99th overall pick: Andrew Mukuba for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylin Noel at the 112th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in slot 138 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
They reached into another round for JJ Pegues, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nick Nash
A tidy little value on Nick Nash in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Gray. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
By-the-book stuff, Jabbar Muhammad at slot 228 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick232 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at No. 232 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick255 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Marcus Yarns in pick 255. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.