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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the 49ers: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Moliki Matavao at pick 228, a reach of 32 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Wilson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 11th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen Royals well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Good price on Andrew Mukuba in the 75th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick99 Rnd3 Charles Grant
By-the-book stuff, Charles Grant at pick 99 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 David Bailey
They talked themselves into David Bailey at slot 112, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jared Wilson reach Round 4, Pick 37 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darius Alexander at Round 4, Pick 38 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Somehow Bhayshul Tuten was still sitting there in No. 189, and they pounced on premier running back value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
Moliki Matavao at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Brandon Adams
A big swing on Brandon Adams at the 232nd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick255 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They robbed the room for Teddye Buchanan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.