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Draft 3
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Gray DRAFTING FOR THE49ers
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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall
B-
ValueA-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
Larceny in the 228th overall pick lands the 49ers a B-, Greene III and all. The 49ers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Earnest Greene III fell into the 228th overall pick.
The cost of the Joyner reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick Analysis
Pick60
Rnd2
Armand Membou
Armand Membou in Round 2, Pick 28 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74
Rnd3
Elic Ayomanor
Value with a capital V on Elic Ayomanor in slot 74, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89
Rnd3
Deone Walker
They will replay Deone Walker at pick No. 89 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99
Rnd3
Jah Joyner
They talked themselves into Jah Joyner at pick 99, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick101
Rnd3
Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at the 101st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112
Rnd4
Jared Wilson
Nothing to complain about; Jared Wilson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117
Rnd4
Jermari Harris
They read the board right and Jermari Harris was the payoff at No. 117. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick138
Rnd4
Tez Johnson
You do not let a wide receiver like Tez Johnson reach the 138th overall pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick139
Rnd4
Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 4, Pick 38 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick167
Rnd5
Jordan Phillips
They barely believed it either: Jordan Phillips still on the board at the 167th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189
Rnd6
Jeffrey Bassa
Somehow Jeffrey Bassa was still sitting there in pick No. 189, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228
Rnd7
Earnest Greene III
Taking Earnest Greene III in No. 228 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229
Rnd7
DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at the 229th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick232
Rnd7
Quincy Riley
Steal is underselling it; Quincy Riley at pick 232 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick255
Rnd7
Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.



















