27 - A) WR Texas A&M K C Concepcion B) WR Washington Denzel Boston
58 - A) LG Georgia Tech Keylan Rutledge B) LG Iowa Gennings Dunker
*Dee Winters traded to Tennessee for pick 184
127 - DL Texas A&M Tyler Onyedim
133 - RB Penn St Nick Singleton
138 - S Oklahoma Robert Spears-Jennings
139 - Edge Western Michigan Nadame Tucker
184 - OG/C/OT Washington Carver Willis
I don't believe there will be a team willing to trade up to 27
I don't believe more than 5 WR's come off the board before 27 and I have the 49ers taking the 5th or 6th
One of Rutledge or Dunker should be available at 58 and ideally starts at LG
Onyedim has experience at 0t through 7t and can set the edge at DE, likely backup to Osa as their 3t penetrator
Singleton is a one cut and go runner they'd likely have on their board who brings some physicality
RSJ is a big speedy Safety that can tackle who Morris might have interest in
Tucker is their speed rusher who they can integrate on obvious passing situations
Willis is a perfect prototype for this scheme. A run blocking savant who can move and play everywhere along the OL
Nice work razor. Could very well go this way.
ReplyDeleteMy main concern with this sort of draft would be the pass rush would still be heavily reliant on Bosa and Osa.
Thanks Scooter. Most difficult draft to predict since we've been doing them together.
DeleteIt really is. I think Lynch was being truthful about letting the draft come to them and going BPA. Now positional value will still factor into it, but yeah, I don't think they need to force much.
DeleteMain areas for me are pass rush and LG. But doesn't have to be a first rounder for either.
Razor, so at 58 you didn't believe there was a DPR worthy of taking there? Just curious.
ReplyDeleteYes, nice work.
DeleteI think they prioritize the LG over DPR.
Delete13 QB sacks in 25 indicates that help is a relevant necessity. If Tucker is the answer, that certainly works for me. But drafting him at 139 almost comes as an afterthought.
ReplyDelete20, not 13 sacks. Still grossly anemic.
DeleteOpen question: What do people think about trading for Highsmith as a DPR, if he's available and affordable?
ReplyDeleteIf all it costs is say a 4th and Aiyuk then absolutely. Or if it's a trade involving Mac Jones and the 49ers get a draft pick back as well, then sure.
DeleteComes down to what they are trying to achieve through the draft. I think a few people in the media are incorrectly assuming they are "all in" on 2026 and so will be focused on adding immediate impact through the 2026 draft picks. With that mindset, adding Highsmith makes sense.
Imo, they used FA to provide the immediate impact and will use the draft for future impact. And as a result I don't think they'll look to add Highsmith unless the cost is low.
I will do a mock today with trades and one tomorrow without.
DeleteTrades #27 to Ariz for #34 and #104. Trade with NE #127 for # 171, #191 and #212.
Rd 2 #34 Chase Bisonti OG Tex AM
Rd 2 #58 AJ Haulcy S LSU
Rd 4 #104 Nadame Tucker Edge W Mich
Rd 4 #133 Nicholas Singleton RB Penn St
Rd 4 #138 Landon Robinson DT Navy
Rd 4 #139 Dallen Bentley RE Utah
Rd 5 #171 Eli Heidenreich WR/TE/FB Navy
Rd 6 #191 Trey Zuhn C Tex AM
Rd 6 #212 Caden Curry Edge Ohio St
Scooter
Delete"...will use the draft for future impact."
That's what I was thinking.
I'm finding it impossible to do a mock draft this year because it really is a great opportunity to just let the draft come to them and take BPA or trade back if the option presents itself.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few guys though that I feel will be high on the 49ers radar:
- If TJ Parker is available at 27, I think he'll be the pick.
- Even with TW in the fold, I'm not ruling out Lomu. I keep hearing the team does really rate him, that the mock drafting is not just speculation on 49ers taking OT but that they like Lomu specifically. Could be seen as a LG candidate to start.
- if they don't go WR early, then I believe Reggie Virgil will be a guy they target.
- They've met with OL Alex Harkey three separate times... feels like a day 3 trade back or UDFA target.
- They will add a penetrating DT at some point - Onyedim, McClellan, Proctor, Durant or Konga on day 3 feels a safe bet.
- I still think they'd like to add a S/LB type to compete at big nickel. Probably a target of opportunity thing though, won't force it.
Pauline has been curiously quiet regarding the 49ers after that early prediction of Chris Bell at 27.
DeleteI think they probably like him, but I don't believe they'd use 27 on him.
DeletePauline was on Guerendo a couple years ago, but had it a round early.
I think the chances of Parker being on the board at 27 are really good. Maybe a Parker then Bell one two punch?
DeleteThat could work.
DeleteMaybe I'm crazy and they don't rate Parker that highly, but to me he looks like the sort of edge rusher Kocurek will really like, while also having the ability to play as a stand up on ball LB/ edge in 5-2 fronts that occasionally covers the flat.
Question is, is he the sort of player Morris wants? Not sure.
They let Saleh have a lot of input last draft, right? Morris should get the same treatment.
DeleteI'm sure his input will be sought. Question for me though is whether Morris will listen to Kocurek's input.
DeleteSaleh used a lot of undersized, speedy DE/OLB types and 3-4/5-2 fronts at the Jets, but that didn't make the 49ers draft such a player last year.
Six players who, from what I’m hearing, have a shot to go in the first-round:
ReplyDelete• Washington WR Denzel Boston
• Tennessee CB Colton Hood
• Georgia LB CJ Allen
• Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price
• UCF EDGE Malachi Lawrence
• Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor
If they go WR in round 1, I think I've come a full circle and gone back to Denzel Boston being the target. I look at the WRs they've brought in, and the majority are bigger body guys. Makes me think they have a plan/ desire to add some size to the WR room.
ReplyDeleteYep, I keep going back to Shanahan trying to trade up for Tetairoa McMillan last year.
DeleteI've also heard some people suggest that Purdy prefers bigger targets. It's what he had at Iowa State.
DeleteAnd would make some sense as he isn't afraid to give his receiver a chance downfield, but with his size he can struggle to see over the pocket.
Zierlein's final mock draft has the 49ers taking the 6th WR left on the board: Omar Cooper Jr.
ReplyDeleteIt is Draftmas eve
ReplyDeleteYes, Sir!
ReplyDeleteWould any other position besides WR, Edge, OL, be considered a surprise at 27 tomorrow?
ReplyDeleteAnything other than WR or big DE will surprise me.
DeleteAgree, Razor.
DeleteNEWS: NFL teams received a letter today about Caleb Banks as he recovers from a surgically repaired bone in his left foot. Per ESPN sources, the letter states that after a CT scan on Tuesday that Banks is “on pace to be fully cleared for full football activities in early June.”
ReplyDeleteSounds like the run on OT's starts in the teens.
ReplyDeleteWashington's EDGE Zach Durfee is an UDFA prospect I'd bring into camp.
ReplyDeleteMatt Barrows, has the 49ers drafting Edge Cashius Howell at 27.
ReplyDeletePer, Matt Barrows,
"The 49ers did a lot of pre-draft work on 250-pound edge rushers who can drop into coverage, a type of player they don’t have on the current roster. That fits Howell to a tee — he had 11 sacks in the SEC last year and seemed comfortable when asked to help out with coverage. Howell could serve as an edge rusher in the team’s “turbo” pass-rush package as well as a fifth defensive lineman, an alignment the team plans to use more heavily under new defensive coordinator Raheem Morris."
It's a fair point that a lot of the edge guys they brought in are on the lighter side. I think if they go that route round 1, it means Morris has had some sway, as I don't think they'd normally be interested in such a player so high.
DeleteHowell is an outlier 49ers type Edge no doubt. But, if production matters, CH fits the bill. He's a high motor player that could easily put on another 10 lbs of muscle to give him a stronger push.
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