Since I haven’t been paying much attention to the draft, I haven’t had the unfortunate disappointment of seeing Mel Kiper Jr’s disgustingly smug face disgracing my big screen TV. Then again, maybe they didn’t dig him up from his coffin of mothballs to pontificate on the idiot GMs of the day next weekend. But you have to give it to the Not-So-Odd couple of ESPN and the NFL to conjure up what used to be a back-room-of-the-Hilton three-hour mundane conference into the orgasmic shit-show of babbling inanity that is the NFL Draft. Nowadays, there are no less than 6,000,000,000 mock drafts out there, and all of them are wrong. In fact, you get past 4 picks, and all those 6,000,000,000 are still wrong. How one can profess to even bother with who Cleveland will pick with the 273rd pick is baffling to me. In the last 10 years I got Antawn Balmer right (and a signed Alex Smith jersey), and I correctly guessed Kappy in the 2011 draft. I think I’m ahead of 5,999,999,999 prognosticators out there. But that is neither her nor there. This is about the draft, not my picking acumen. Although I should at least be getting Kiper money for this.
Anyhow, the marketing frenzy that is the draft has left its’ home of the Big Assho, uh, Apple to be held in its new home of Sweet home Chicago. The latest craze with it is to be bestowed the God-like status of hosting the thing. Much like the Super Bowl, the city hosting gets the full-throttle corporate overload of crass consumerism and utter bullshit crammed down their gaping maws. Having just walked through Super Bowl city not too long ago it was the usual overpriced crap, multiple vendors selling overpriced food (in a city where you can good cheap food nearly anywhere), and cushy environs to enjoy the frenzy from a safe distance behind moneyed entrances. Didn’t bother with the pay-per-orgy side (the SOMA part) of the thing so I don’t know what I missed short of the shit I saw on TV.
But I digress. The point being, uh, I don’ know. This is a clusterfuck of the usual corporate glad-handing to the rich sponsors and their minions to support a world of disillusionment. Blah blah blah. BUT! It is paramount for the 49ers to have a very strong draft if they are to make anything out of this season. New coaching staff and new expectations be damned, this team has hemorrhaged a ton of talent since the 2014 season of disappointment. Trent Baalke has overseen a team with few holes to now a swiss-cheese like roster. All in 3 short years. Take a look at the drafts alongside this blog. They go back to Scotty’s last stand, 2010. The list of busts is long and varied, with a few late-round surprises sprinkled in.
And speaking of disillusionment, the good news is Trent Baalke has 12 draft picks at his disposal this draft. The bad news? Wait for it. Trent Baalke has 12 draft picks to waste this draft. He went on record (!) to say that the Niners take a ‘draft and develop’ approach to the draft. As opposed to a ‘draft players that can actually play’ approach. to me it sounds like ‘draft unknown guys who either won’t make the cut when their rookie deals come due’, or ‘draft damaged goods that don’t set foot on the field for 3 years’. Or ever.
Forty Niners Forever 
DE
Emmanuel Ogbah – OK St 6’4″/275 (C) 4.63 (20 Reps) (Tkls 133/39) (Sacks 28)
Charles Tapper – OK 6’3″/271 (C) 4.59 (23 Reps) (Tkls 138/44) (Sacks 15.5)
Matt Judon – GVSU – 6’3″/275 (C) 4.73 (30 Reps) (Tkls 204/43) (Sacks 34)
Kevin Dodd – Clemson 6’5″/277 (C) 4.86 (Tkls 83/39) (Sacks 12)
Jonathan Bullard – UF 6’3″/285 (C) 4.93 (Tkls 178/50) (Sacks 12)
Bronson Kaufusi – BYU 6’6″/285 (C) 4.87 (25 Reps) (Tkls 168/50) (Sacks 26.5)
DT
Sheldon Rankins – Louisville 6’1″/303 (C) 5.03 (28 Reps)
Jarran Reed – AL 6’3″/311 (C) 5.21
Javon Hargrave – SC St 6’1″/309 (DE) (C) 4.93 (29 Reps)
Kenny Clark – UCLA 6’2″/310 (C) 5.06 (29 Reps)
Connor Wujciak – BC 6’2″/291 (C) 4.91 (22 Reps)
NT
Vernon Butler – LA Tech 6’4″/325 (C) 5.33 (26 Reps)
Andrew Billings – Baylor 6’1″/310 (C) 5.05 (31 Reps)
Austin Johnson – PSU 6’4″/323 (C) 5.32 (25 Reps)
DJ Reader – Clemson 6’3″/327 (C) 5.33 (30 Reps)
Adolphus Washington – OH St 6’3″/301 (C) 5.17 (21 reps)
OT
Ronnie Stanley – ND 6’6″/315 (C) 5.19
Jason Spriggs – IN 6’6″/305 (C) 4.93 (31 Reps)
Jack Conklin – MSU 6’5″/308 (C) 4.99 (25 Reps)
Joe Haeg – ND St 6’5″/305 (C) 5.15
Caleb Benenoch – UCLA 6’5″/311 (C) 4.97
OG
Connor McGovern – MO 6’4″/306 (C) 5.10 (33 Reps)
Joe Dahl – WSU 6’4″/304 (OT) (C) 5.18 (28 Reps)
Joe Thuney – NCSU 6’4″/304 (C) 4.94 (28 Reps)
Germain Ifedi – TX A&M 6’5″/320 (OT) (C) 5.27 (24 Reps)
Parker Ehinger – Cincy 6’6″/302 (OT) (C) 5.25
OC
Christian Westerman – ASU 6’3″/298 (OG) 5.16 (34 Reps)
Ryan Kelly – AL 6’4″/297 (C) 5.02 (26 Reps)
Nick Martin – ND 6’4″/301 (C) 5.21 (28 Reps)
Jack Allen – MSU -6’1″/294 5.28 (23 Reps)
Graham Glasgow – UM 6’6″/303 (OG) *Suspension/DUI (C) 5.12 (23 Reps)
WR
Chris Moore – Cinc 6’1″/206 (C) 4.53
Josh Doctson – TCU 6’2″/195 (C) 4.50
Tyler Boyd – Pitt 6’2″/200 (C) 4.58
Mekale McKay – Cinc 6’5″/210 (4.55) (C) 4.55
Keyarris Garrett – Tulsa 6’3″/220 (C) 4.53
Slot WR – Z
Kolby Listenbee – TCU 6’0″/197 4.35
Corey Coleman – Baylor 5’10″/190 (C) 4.45
Sterling Shepard – OK 5’10″/191 (C) 4.48
Will Fuller – ND 6’0″/184 (C) 4.32
Malcolm Mitchell – UGA 5’11″/198 (C) 4.45
TE
Jerell Adams – SCAR 6’5″/244 (C) 4.64
David Morgan – UTSA 6’4″/262 (C) 5.02
Bryce Williams – ECU 6’6″/258 (C) 4.94
Beau Sandland – MTSU 6’4″/ 253 (C) 4.74
ILB
Darron Lee – OH St 6’1″/232 (C) 4.47 (Tkls 147/30) (Sacks 12)
Nick Vigil – UT St 6’2″/239 (C) 4.72 (Tkls 324/40) (Sacks 15.5)
Nick Kwiatkoski – WVU 6’2″/245 (C) 4.73 (Tkls 303/48) (sacks 5.5)
Luke Rhodes – W&M 6’2″/242 4.70 (Tkls 341/47) (Sacks 5.5)
Dadi Nicolas – VA Tech 6’3″/235 (OLB) (C) 4.74 (Tkls 166/49) (Sacks 17.5)
QB
Dak Prescott – MS State 6’2″/226 (C) (62.8% – 70 TDs)
Paxton Lynch – Memphis 6’6″/244 (C) (62.9% – 59 TDs)
Brandon Doughty – WKU 6’3″/213 (C) (68.6% – 62 TDs)
Connor Cook – MI St (C) 6’4″/217 (C) (57.5% – 71 TDs)
Vernon Adams – OR 5’11″/200 (C) (64.9% – 136 TDs)
CB
Eric Murray – MN 5’11″/199 (C) 4.49 (Tkls 192/51)
Maurice Canady – UVA 6’1″/193 (C) 4.49 (Tkls 148/44)
Blake Countess – AUB 5’10″/185 4.55 (Tkls 185/51)
Ryan Smith – NC Central 5’11″/189 (C) 4.47 (Tkls 262/45)
Taveze Calhoun – MS St 6’0″/192 (C) 4.53 (Tkls 161/50)
FS
Sean Davis – MD 6’1″/201 (SS/CB) (C) 4.46 (Tkls 318/50)
TJ Green – Clemson 6’3″/209 (C) 4.33 (Tkls 118/38)
James Bradberry – Samford 6’1″/213 (CB) (C) 4.46 (Tkls 129/47)
Deandre Houston-Carson W&M 6’2″/195 (CB) (C) 4.53 (Tkls 293/45)
Kavon Frazier – Central MI 6’0″/218 (C) 4.55 (Tkls 269/51)
SS
Justin Simmons – BC 6’2″/202 (FS) (C) 4.61 (Tkls 229/50)
Tyvis Powell – OSU 6’2″/211 (C) 4.46 (Tkls 195/42)
Miles Killebrew – So UT 6’2″/219 (C) (Tkls 356/48)
KJ Dillon – WVU 6’1″/203 (C) 4.53 (Tkls 165/48)
Jeremy Cash – Duke 6’2″/210 (C) 4.55 (Tkls 336/44)
RB
Alex Collins – AR 5’11″/215 (C) 4.59
Paul Perkins – UCLA 5’11″/210 (C) 4.54
Kenyan Drake – AL 6’0″/210 (C) 4.45 (KR)
Tyler Ervin – SJSU 5’10″/192 (C) 4.47
Daniel Lasco – CAL 6’0″/209 (C) 4.46
Risk/Reward
Jaylon Smith – ND 6’3″/240 (ILB) (C)
Travis Feeney – Wash 6’3″/ 230 (OLB/ILB) (C) (Shoulder) (Tkls 247) 4.50
Noah Spence – EKU 6’3″/261 (DE) (C) (Drugs)
Robert Nkemdiche – Ole Miss 6’4″/296 (DT) (C) (Off Field)
Leonte Carroo – Rutgers 6’0″/217 (WR) (C) 4.50 (Off Field)
Tyler Johnstone – OR 6’6″/295 (OT) ACL (C) 5.21 (24 Reps)
Alex Lewis – NE 6’6″/312 (OT) (C) 5.22 (Off Field Issues/Assault) (27 Reps)
Karl Joseph – WVU 5’11″/197 (SS) (C) (ACL)
KR/PR
Morgan Burns – KSt (CB) 5’11″/201 (4.35)
Malcolm Mitchell – UGA 5’11″/194 (KR) (C)
Nice work NJ !!! Thanks
Thanks Rob 😀
I even included some ACL Guys just for Baalke.
Lol
Well it’s draft day. Let’s see what the niners get me for my birthday !
Boss, Buckner ,Lawson or Stanley please !!!
Bosa not boss lol
Why all the gloom (Rob excepted)?
Draft day and almost certainly taking a starter with the first pick, sounds good to me.
Everything has changed from last year so why choose the half empty glass?
Trent is on the hot seat so let’s see if heat and pressure really does make diamonds. He dI’d well last time we picked at 7.
It’s like that “other blog” around here lately.
Yup
Happy Birthday Rob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No Bosa
He parties too much
I went to high school with his dad John.
He was the Dolphins 1st rd. pick in 87
!!
What time does this damn thing start anyway.
OK 12th and all. Why not be a little excited. I have a four man wish list. Two QB’s and Tunsil will be gone before we pick. That only leaves three teams ahead of us so one of my favorites will be there !!!
Now we do have spot seven and the most picks of any team in this draft.
Also tons of cap space to fill holes post draft when final and surprise cuts come down !!!
Not to mention a top dollar innovative head coach !
NJ, there are curious guys left off, including Jack, Hargreaves, and Stanley.
I’m hoping for Stanley at this point. I think I
‘ll copy your thread over to the new one I just wrote.
And Happy Birthday ROB! Just hit the double nickel myself on Monday.
We traded up to 28 got Joshua Garnett from Stanford.