Merry Draftmas!

Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU

Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia

Cooper DeJean, DB, Iowa

Tyler Guyton, OT, OK

Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon

Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas

Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas

Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

Jordan Morgan, OG/OT, Arizona

Darius Robinson, DE, Missouri

Good evening and welcome to the main event. Give me 10 players on the Niners Big Board if you happened to see it.

Night Before Draftmas

 

And all through the house was talk of a Brandon Aiyuk trade. Chris Ballard of the Colts, Trent Baalke of the Jaguars and perhaps Mike Tomlin are all rumored to have interest. I think the wisest course of action if Aiyuk is asking over $25 million is to force him to play out the year and then tag-n-trade for a 2nd round pick. 

For me, the draft has ended with the way it started because I still think Darius Robinson is their guy at 31. He's their archetype and he's gonna be there in the late 20's for certain. If they want to make sure they get him they can spend a 4th to do just that, however they could just stand pat if they like Michael Hall Jr. almost as much. Round 2 I have them trading up midway for Roger Rosengarten, OT, Washington. He'd present McKivitz with a robust competition. 

• Trade Recap

• 

  San Francisco Receives:

  • 2024: Round 2, Pick 55
  

  Miami Receives:

  • 2024: Round 2, Pick 63
  • 2024: Round 4, Pick 124

• My Selections

• 31

  
  Darius Robinson

  EDGE | Missouri
• 55

  
  Roger Rosengarten

  OT | Washington

  TRADE
• 94

  
  Javon Baker

  WR | UCF
• 132

  
  Brandon Coleman

  IOL | TCU
• 135

  
  Tykee Smith

  S | Georgia
• 176

  
  A.J. Barner

  TE | Michigan
• 211

  
  Dylan Laube

  RB | New Hampshire
• 215

  
  Chau Smith-Wade

  CB | Washington State
• 251

  
  Evan Anderson

  DL | Florida Atlantic

What Did We Learn?

 

John Lynch doesn't sound like a GM that plans on trading down. His assessment of depth beyond 178 players was not promising. Has 16 Gold Helmet designees. I think he's going to use his late picks to move up in the 3rd round and possibly a 4th to move up a few spots for a player who might fall. He made a bloodlines comment regarding legacy draftees that sounded promising for those that want Luke McCaffrey. I expect they'll reach for him in Round 4. Other than that, did you guys pick up on anything else?

Breadcrumbs

 

Lining up the visits and where they corelate as to what round they're projected doesn't tell us the whole story but it does give us a sense of how this draft could unfold and the Niners contingency plans.

First round

DE Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan

Second round

OT Kingsley Suamataia, BYU

WR Malachi Corley, Western Kentucky

DE Chris Braswell, Alabama

DT Michael Hall Jr., Ohio State

CB Andru Phillips, Kentucky

Third round

OT Blake Fisher, Notre Dame

DT Brandon Dorlus, Oregon

LB Trevin Wallace, Kentucky

S Calen Bullock, USC

Fourth round

OT Caedan Wallace, Penn State

WR Javon Baker, Central Florida

WR Jacob Cowing, Arizona

CB DeCamerion Richardson, Mississippi State

Fifth round

TE Erick All, Iowa

Sixth round

WR Bub Means, Pittsburgh

CB Chau Smith-Wade, Washington State

S Sione Vaki, Utah

Seventh round

LB Tatum Bethune, Florida State

PFA

DT Evan Anderson, Florida Atlantic

Lynch/Foerster work out Roger Rosengarten, OT, at Washington 

Notice the lack of 1st Rounders? Teams are only allowed to host 30 players which means as many as 10 names are missing. Give me your most likely scenario and the 49ers strategy as you see it. Let's map this baby out!

Players Of Interest #31

We're one week away from the 49ers making their first 1st round selection since 2021. Who are the three most likely suspects which have a realistic chance of still being on the board at 31 that Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch would gravitate towards? Let's take a look:

Most Likely-Darius Robinson, DE, Missouri

Next Likely-Roger Rosengarten, OT, Washington

Least Likely-A. D. Mitchell, WR, Texas

Purdy Ominous

 

Did anyone catch the interview with Brock Purdy by Cam Inman? He asked Brock about Aiyuk and I found his answer ominous: "He and I talk through things and I hear him out," Purdy added about Aiyuk. "At the end of the day, what he’s done for me, giving me an opportunity to come in and throw him the ball, I’ll always be thankful for that." That just doesn't sound like a quarterback that believes his WR will be back this year to me. I'm interested to hear your takes.

On a different note, Purdy warns news anchor lady walking her dog of a huge coyote stalking them off the hill just outside the city where he was in the middle of filming his John Deere commercial!

Smile You're On Candid Camera

 As we draw to within a week of the NFL draft, an interesting picture with a lot going on here in Washington. The 49ers offensive line coach Foerster with general manager Lynch and Coach Fisch who coached Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona and who's projected as a mid to high 2nd round pick. The two Huskie offensive lineman they have interest in are Fautanu who's assumed to go in the teens and his team mate Rosengarten who's been moving up boards from round 3 to mid round 2. Certainly seems like the Niners have recognized their offensive line needs an infusion of talent independent of  Feliciano's looming retirement in 2025, and Banks' presumed 2025 departure for a bag. Similar to the way they traded up in round 2 for Banks, I'd prefer they went that route with Rosengarten and draft the 3rd best DT at 31. What do all you think?