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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Eugene Asante Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Eugene Asante
LB Auburn
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The 49ers bet big and early on Eugene Asante, 178 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Monangai steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 11th pick they get a disruptive interior force, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
No drama and no debate, Landon Jackson went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
Value said wait; Jordan Phillips in No. 75 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Value with a capital V on Charles Grant in pick 100, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
They went early on Dorian Strong in slot 113, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick138 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones in Round 4, Pick 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kyle Williams well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in pick No. 160 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai is a better player than No. 227 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Nick Martin
A wild overpay on Nick Martin in slot 249, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick252 Rnd7 Eugene Asante
A real head-scratcher, Eugene Asante in pick 252 is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.