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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (SF)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (SF)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB+
Felton should have been long gone. The 49ers pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tai Felton had no business being available in pick No. 138, and the 49ers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 14th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at pick No. 75 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wilson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Fair-plus on Jordan Phillips, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick138 Rnd4 Tai Felton
They robbed the room for Tai Felton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
By-the-book stuff, Luke Kandra at No. 147 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
No edge and no loss on DJ Giddens in pick 163; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick227 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
They paid sticker price for Desmond Watson in No. 227, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
They will replay Bilhal Kone at pick 249 for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick252 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in Round 7, Pick 36 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.