Golden49ers'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Eli Cox Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Eli Cox
C Kentucky
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the 49ers, and a B- to prove it.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the 49ers would have aced it. Eli Cox at Round 7, Pick 11 is 108 spots clear of where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Getting Knight Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In pick 11 they get juice off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Fair-plus on Tyleik Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Value with a capital V on Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick No. 75, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick100 Rnd3 Billy Bowman Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Billy Bowman Jr. a notch or two before his time. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick113 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They paid sticker price for Denzel Burke in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick138 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
This one needs a full-page explanation: JJ Pegues in the 138th overall pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ty Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Caleb Rogers
They reached a country mile for Caleb Rogers at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick227 Rnd7 Eli Cox
Eli Cox in the 227th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Sam Brown Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sam Brown Jr.. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick252 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns at pick 252 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.