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some1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2026

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    49ers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (SF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the 49ers a B-.

Nobody had Patrick Payton this high, and it is not close. The 49ers reached 37 spots to get him at the 172nd overall pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Wheatley steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 27th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that.
Pick58 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at No. 58 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at Round 3, Pick 28 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick127 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
They let Chase Bisontis come to them and pounced at pick 127. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kage Casey
They liked Kage Casey enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
A premium they did not need to pay, Max Iheanachor a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick 172 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.