Monkian79'S MOCK DRAFT

OT of the Future

  • Monkian79 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (SF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Charvarius Ward
CB
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Deebo Samuel
WR
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The steal of the weekend belongs to the 49ers and Barrow Jr.: D+.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Cooper Mays; the 49ers did not wait, grabbing him 52 spots ahead at the 255th overall pick. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Getting Barrow Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 11th pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick13 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at pick 43 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in slot 75, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 99 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris slid further than he should have, and the Round 4 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick138 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Chris Paul Jr. in pick No. 138, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 139th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in pick 189 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick228 Rnd7 Willie Lampkin
They robbed the room for Willie Lampkin here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Simeon Barrow Jr.
The board fumbled Simeon Barrow Jr. all the way to Round 7, Pick 14, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick255 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
A wild overpay on Cooper Mays in No. 255, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.