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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (SF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (SF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (SF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (SF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (SF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (SF)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CAR)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Brayden Willis
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Eric Saubert
TE
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureD-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the 49ers: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the 49ers would have aced it. Oluwafemi Oladejo at No. 138 is 102 spots clear of where he belonged.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Collins. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Hit on Kenneth Grant and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 43 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at slot 44 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick56 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick62 Rnd2 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in Round 2, Pick 30 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in the 75th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
A premium they did not need to pay, Anthony Belton a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Value with a capital V on Tez Johnson in the 113th overall pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick114 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malachi Moore at No. 114 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick138 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick 138 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in the 140th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Good price on Logan Brown in slot 149, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick160 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 160 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Nick Martin
They jumped the gun on Nick Martin, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.