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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (SF)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (SF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (SF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SF)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (SF)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (SF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (SF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (SF)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall A
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The 49ers let Sanders fall and pounced. Final grade: A.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: T.J. Sanders, the 230th pick, roughly 206 picks past where he belonged. Very little went wrong, and the A is earned.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. O'Cyrus Torrence gives the group a proven body among the projects.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in pick No. 43 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in the 75th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at slot 99 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in pick 107, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kenneth Grant
Steal is underselling it; Kenneth Grant at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd4 Cam Ward
They robbed the room for Cam Ward here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ashton Jeanty
They barely believed it either: Ashton Jeanty still on the board at the 150th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dylan Fairchild
Taking Dylan Fairchild in pick No. 185 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 226 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like T.J. Sanders reach the 230th pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 Demetrius Knight Jr.
The board fumbled Demetrius Knight Jr. all the way to slot 249, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick255 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
They will replay Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.