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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (SF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (SF)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (SF)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (SF)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (GB)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Keisean Nixon
CB
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB TradesA- FutureA
The 49ers kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The 49ers took Shaun Dolac at the 252nd pick, roughly 89 spots before his name belonged. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Landing Huzzie that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 23 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 43rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A wild overpay on Darius Alexander in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Sai'vion Jones
They reached into another round for Sai'vion Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
They took Anthony Belton at par in pick No. 113, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd4 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam at the 138th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick147 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant at slot 147 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at Round 5, Pick 11 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
A premium they did not need to pay, Ajani Cornelius a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in pick 198 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in the 204th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley in the 227th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Value said wait; Tonka Hemingway in No. 237 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
Alijah Huzzie in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick252 Rnd7 Shaun Dolac
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shaun Dolac this early at slot 252. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.