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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
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (SF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Rayuan Lane III Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Rayuan Lane III
S Navy
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers did enough to get by: C+.

The 49ers did not so much draft Oluwafemi Oladejo as overpay for him, 121 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Alexander. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 11th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Value said wait; Jared Ivey in slot 43 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A quiet steal in pick No. 75: Jalen Royals for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Charles Grant
No drama and no debate, Charles Grant went about where he belonged in pick 99. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick138 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and O'Donnell Fortune at the 138th overall pick is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick139 Rnd4 Addison West
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Addison West well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They robbed the room for Darius Alexander here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor in Round 6, Pick 11 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
No edge and no loss on Zeek Biggers in pick 228; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes at the 232nd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick255 Rnd7 Rayuan Lane III
They took Rayuan Lane III at par in No. 255, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.