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49ers

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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick 100 is 40 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 11th pick they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They paid up for Alfred Collins at slot 43 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They liked Deone Walker enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 11. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
This one needs a full-page explanation: Oluwafemi Oladejo in the Round 3 slot, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A tidy little value on Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 113, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malachi Moore. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick147 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in Round 5, Pick 9 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 CJ West
They reached into another round for CJ West, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
They talked themselves into Theo Wease Jr. at pick 227, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick249 Rnd7 Nick Martin
A real head-scratcher, Nick Martin in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick252 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
No edge and no loss on Marcus Yarns in pick No. 252; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.