Italia1970'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Italia1970 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (SF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Eli Cox Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Eli Cox
C Kentucky
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Draft Picks Received
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the 49ers a B.

The 49ers clearly saw something nobody else did in Eli Cox, taking him 115 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Neal value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 17th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
They paid sticker price for T.J. Sanders in pick 43, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at Round 2, Pick 17 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick75 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Nice patience on Deone Walker, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
The board had Donovan Jackson higher than pick No. 99, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in the 112th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick138 Rnd4 Devin Neal
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Devin Neal in slot 138, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
They robbed the room for Danny Stutsman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at Round 5, Pick 9 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick189 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier in No. 189 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228 Rnd7 Eli Cox
Eli Cox at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Stone Handy
This one needs a full-page explanation: Stone Handy in pick No. 232, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick255 Rnd7 Steven Parker
They reached a country mile for Steven Parker at the 255th pick, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.