Mrivas'S MOCK DRAFT

5th

  • Mrivas DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (SF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the 49ers and Neal: B.

Call it larceny. Devin Neal sat on the board until pick No. 100, and the 49ers did not need to be asked twice. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Bassa to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 11th overall pick they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Derrick Harmon at pick 43. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Elijah Arroyo. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick100 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at pick No. 100 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
They jumped the gun on Jeffrey Bassa, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick138 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
A straight-up fair deal on Malachi Moore at slot 138, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick147 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in No. 147 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
They paid sticker price for Ben Sauls in Round 5, Pick 22, and that is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick227 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Desmond Watson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at Round 7, Pick 33 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in slot 252 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.