Italia1970'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Italia1970 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (SF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers robbed the room for Williams. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Nohl Williams had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the 49ers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In No. 11 they get a disruptor off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
They paid up for Josaiah Stewart at Round 2, Pick 11 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard at slot 75 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ozzy Trapilo at the 99th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Taking Anthony Belton in pick 138 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd4 Connor Colby
This one needs a full-page explanation: Connor Colby in pick No. 139, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Jordan Phillips reach the 148th pick and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in pick 189 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
Circle this one: Nohl Williams at No. 228 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick232 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A reach for Clay Webb in the 232nd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick255 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached a country mile for Thor Griffith at Round 7, Pick 37, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.