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Draft Selections
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Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall
B+
ValueA+
NeedB
TradesC
FutureA
Larceny in No. 240 lands the 49ers a B+, Sanders and all. The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: T.J. Sanders, Round 7, Pick 26, roughly 213 picks past where he belonged.
They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.
They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick Analysis
Pick27
Rnd1
Travis Hunter
In pick No. 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot.
Pick58
Rnd2
Wyatt Milum
Taking Wyatt Milum in Round 2, Pick 26 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86
Rnd3
Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at the 86th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick91
Rnd3
Cam Ward
Cam Ward in pick 91 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick100
Rnd3
Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach slot 100 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick113
Rnd4
Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in No. 113 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135
Rnd4
Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in the 135th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick137
Rnd4
Dylan Fairchild
They barely believed it either: Dylan Fairchild still on the board at the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190
Rnd6
Jahdae Barron
They will replay Jahdae Barron at pick 190 for years; that is how good the value is. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick220
Rnd7
Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 220th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233
Rnd7
Tre Harris
Circle this one: Tre Harris at the 233rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240
Rnd7
T.J. Sanders
The board fumbled T.J. Sanders all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249
Rnd7
Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart in slot 249 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick254
Rnd7
Sebastian Castro
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Sebastian Castro in No. 254, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.



















