TK'S MOCK DRAFT

Mock 13

  • TK DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (SF)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the 49ers: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the 49ers would have aced it. Trevin Wallace at the 124th pick is 27 spots clear of where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. On value alone, Phillips makes the weekend a net positive.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In pick No. 31 they get a building block for the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Value with a capital V on Chris Braswell in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips is a better player than the 94th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick124 Rnd4 Trevin Wallace
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trevin Wallace in No. 124, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at pick 132 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick135 Rnd4 Caedan Wallace
No edge and no loss on Caedan Wallace in slot 135; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd6 Decamerion Richardson
A straight-up fair deal on Decamerion Richardson at pick 176, value and slot in agreement. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick211 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
A premium they did not need to pay, Darius Muasau a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Bub Means
A reach for Bub Means in No. 215; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick251 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They jumped the gun on Frank Gore Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.