Well, we traded down twice out of the 1st round, swapped a 4th for a 3rd and gained a 6th round pick. But there are still a lot of good players available.
My son thinks we are going with Boston. I think we go with Howell. Could still go O line with Chase Bisontis. Safety with Emmanuel McNeil-Warren or Treden Stukes. Reading the Chron this morning they referenced the Niners 1986 draft.
No 1st round pick but they nailed it. Wow. A few small-school guys thrown in the mix.
Round 2, Pick 39: Larry Roberts, DE (Alabama)
Round 3, Pick 56: Tom Rathman, FB (Nebraska)
Round 3, Pick 64: Tim McKyer, DB (Texas-Arlington)
Round 3, Pick 76: John Taylor, WR (Delaware State)
Round 4, Pick 96: Charles Haley, DE (James Madison)
Round 4, Pick 101: Steve Wallace, OT (Auburn)
Round 4, Pick 102: Kevin Fagan, DE (Miami)
Round 5, Pick 131: Pat Miller, LB (Florida)
Round 6, Pick 162: Don Griffin, DB (Middle Tennessee State)
No wonder they called Walsh a genius. This is one of the best drafts in NFL history.
San Francisco 49ers Forever 
It has been considered one of the great drafts in history for a long time. It really was a major factor in back-to-back Super Bowls wins. One can only hope we can do something half as good as that draft.
I would like an OG or edge, but more than that, I would like to take the best player available if he really stands out on our board.
There is a CB that dropped because of a January 2025 knee injury that caused him to miss the 2025 season. He probably would’ve been a top 10 pick if healthy in 2025. If the knee is 100%, he would be the best available, by far. Problem is our history with drafting injured players is not very good.
Pregnon might be the best fit for the scheme. He has quick feet and strong hands. In Kyle Shanahan’s offense, Emmanuel Pregnon may just be the perfect build. He seems like the safe pick, the one Kyle Shanahan can trust right away.
the above from 49erswebzone.com
that cb.is not fully healthy with a pin issue put in on his surgery which was from a comment I cannot find right now
Tom..It was Tennessee CB Jermond McCoy who had a bone plug inserted in his knee.Doctors and lots of teams think he will need another surgery to remove it and along recovering time are dropping out on him.Missed the combines, but ran a 4.37 at his college combine which is crazy fast?Missed most of last season,2024 he was great but I’m out to risky of a player..
Pretty sure that was mostly McVay’s thumbprint on that draft. And we could use another just like it.
Walsh didn’t really want Montana as his QB and I am not if he was his second pick. But he loved the way Montana worked with Clark when he went and saw them and the rest is history. I think McVay was the best GM in the league for a whole lot of year. I know when he left we didn’t do all that great. Walsh also picked Donahue to secede him as GM possibly the worse combo in 49er history during those years. Though I gotta admit Baalke made em look great. Walsh was a great coach and a true genius of the West Coast offense but he was not a very good GM.
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Well no quite right Winder but I appreciate your effort! Walsh went out to Clemson to scout QB Steve Fuller who he was high on and Dwight Clark was catching some throws from him and asked him do you have any film on yourself and Clark said well I only caught 11 balls last years so not much lol. Walsh just filed him away in his brilliant mind.The draft happens Fuller goes to the Chiefs in 1st Rd ,then Walsh takes Montana in the 3rd round, and in the 10th rd he remembers Clark probably a wth pick and he messed so well with Montana and the rest is history including “The Catch” which started the Dynasty Run.. Sorry for the long post..
lol I’m wrong about a lot of things that happened years ago. Thanks for that I remember that now
kat I thought he wanted Cris Simms
Perhaps you mean Phil Sims.
Agree with Unc and Berger’s 8:43am (and others here that posted similar) about the ’86 draft.
Winder, when the Niners got their hands on Steve Young in that ’87 trade, Walsh was impressed with Young’s natural abilities, e.g., 4.55 40 yd. dash, strong arm, etc. He discounted his putrid stats with Tampa Bay, 10 or 11 TDs, 20 something interceptions, and 2, mabe 3 wins in 2 seasons. In effect, Walsh attributed those poor stats to the mediocre talent around him, as well as coaching.
So, I believe this is primarily when Walsh was already thinking about getting rid of Montana. Basically, Montana magnificently out performed his 3rd round drafting, but Walsh was always thinking 2-3 seasons in the future. Anyway, I totally get how Montana was offended by a lot of people saying that Young was the heir apparent. Young was the Golden Boy at BYU. I would be pissed too if someone was basically training for my job.
Yeah blade I do remember that pretty well. I also think that if we kept Montana for another couple of years we would have won at one of our playoff games against Dallas and probably another SB. I truly believe that.
I always thought that too. Of course, keeping Charles Haley would’ve helped too.
Likewise – we lost a SB because of it. Montana going to the Chiefs was like being stabbed in the back. Chiefs became one of my favorite NFL teams when that happened. If the Niners didn’t get to the SB, I was hoping Joe would lead them to the SB, but they fell short. Nevertheless, I know KC loved him while he was there.
https://www.nfl.com/news/john-harbaugh-on-kayvon-thibodeaux-trade-chatter-everybody-s-tradeable-but-not-what-you-focus-on
Osa redid his contract to free up $11 million for what. Maybe mac jones for kayvon. Our draft capital still sucks. This takes pass rush de off the list.
History Made in the draft 🌴
A record FIVE Polynesians selected in the FIRST ROUND of the NFL Draft accounting for 16% of all first round picks!
An incredible milestone, considering Polynesians represent 0.3% of the US population.
The players were Spencer Fano,Vegaloane,Getabagkai,Frances Mauiigoa, and Caleb Lomu
And the God of Polynesian Football Players are own great 49er Jesse Sapolu chimed in and said What a prideful night for Polynesian football 🏈 🤙🏽
we coulda had Lomu if we stayed at 27.
I bet we trade out of #33. I just hope we don’t trade our selves into oblivion.
Hey Unca – Happy Birthday tomorrow (in case I am not here)!
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Same from me Happy Birthday and thanks for running this blog.
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of course we pick a guy I’ve never heard of
A Hawaii boy from the leeward side.
Yeah but had you heard of Jerry Rice out of Mississippi? ESPN had a clip of him, looks like he might have some speed
Nope, but I just read his bio and if he buys into our system he should be very good for us. Our FO must think a lot of him.
Yeah, just by looking at the picks Walsh made in later rounds, it just strengthens my statement that the whole draft is a crap shoot, close your eyes and throw that dirt at the board 😂😂😂
I can’t tell you how disappointed I am with this pick.
Wow unbelievable Stribling? WTF he’s solid I thought they could have gotten him later, but the Safety Emanuel McNiel Warren is a stud player that is a difference maker! Guess they hated Boston!
I am sure Sapolu will sit him down and have a talk.
just when I think I get what these guys are doing they do this.
chuck we do this same stuff every year. Pick obscure players hardly anyone has heard of but for the last few years we have done ok with it.
did the owners allow a pick like this. I feel very sorry for solid fans. The brand of SF59ers has been severely damaged.
Jed needs to fire Shanalynch after day 3 is completed.
of all the reasons this isn’t one of them.
Matt Miller ESPN, Post-Draft Analysis
The 49ers moved out of Round 1 and took calls all day about trading out of this spot, but with so much high-end talent on the board they stuck and picked here to address the wide receiver position. Despite adding Mike Evans and having former first-rounder Ricky Pearsall on the roster, the 49ers lack a deep threat. That’s who Stribling is, with 4.36 speed at 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds. This is a surprise with Denzel Boston and Germie Bernard on the board, but the scheme fit and need are legit to start Round 2. — Matt MIller
I can kinda get behind the pick cause Shanny has no confidence in Watkins and surely Cowing .Pearsall is glass,Evans&Kirk aging fast (though Evans is still special) but Stribling besides fast 4.37 36 vertical and can play slot,both outside WR positions and the major key he BLOCKS maybe one of the best WR doing that!(a Shanny must have trait)
Wow The 49ers just sent LB Dee Winters to the Cowpokes for their 5th Rd pick number 152..
I hope someone here at least heard of our next pick
wtaf? Did we trade again?
we were on the clock a long time before that trade
I am now reading the Niners traded Dee Winters to Dallas for pick 152. 5thround
we got a 3rd and a 4th for that trade #70, 107 for pick 58
I can’t find where the Niners next pick is
Right now 67 th pick barring another trade
Winder is right #70 unless we trade for Laura Rutledge
They do things their own way, courage of their convictions and all that jazz.
I didn’t see a single mock draft anywhere for WR Stribling to the Niners.
Romello Height DE, Height garnered first-team All-Big 12 honors in his only season at Texas Tech, primarily serving as a stand-up edge rusher. He has a very quick first step and is light on his feet. He has a good combination of pass-rush moves mainly based on speed. He can run the loop, counter with a spin move or slingshot off offensive lineman using their momentum. Height has good hand usage to swat and keep blockers off his chest. When offensive linemen get their hands on him, he has trouble disengaging and can be overpowered. Height doesn’t have true knock-back ability, but he can harness some speed to power. Once in the backfield, he displays good closing speed to the quarterback. He has the ability to drop into coverage, but it’s not his strong suit. Overall, Height has some quickness to serve as a designated pass rusher but could develop into a more impactful run defender. — Scouts Inc.
We gotta start feeding him and make him live in the weight room.
He’s a definite project with a lot of upside
Agree on both need to put a lot of meat on his bone and pump more iron, but hell he’s a speed rusher for hopefully for Bosa. So let’s get that OG still praying 🙏 for Oregon OG Pregnon but do the Niners give a shit?
big gap between #33 and #70 and WR and 239 lb undersized DE. All those name’s of DE, OG , EMW at 1st graded FS gone. OG Pregnon will be gone before the next pick at #90.
Enjoy the night.
Hope you’re having a most happy birthday there, Charlie!
Sorry to interrupt the draft, but Doogie still sucks.
Yes he does. Dump this stiff already. .
Fuck it I’ll take the red headed mullet kid Dunker as an OL !!Well fuck you Jaguars just took Pregnon!! man I’m pissed 😡
My goodness another 3rd RB
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Well they went WR and DE and although I didn’t necessarily agree with the particular players over some other choices it is what I figured they would do. For the rest of the draft I feel they just need to go BPA regardless of position, this team needs a new batch of stars in the worst way and thats the best way to find them.
I’m not a fan of trading our 3rd best LB away because its almost inevitable the bench will be needed.
Other than that, meh.
Jesus are those 49er kids making the picks in the Warriors Room?? WTF I know Shanny needs his boner massaged early at RB but this dude Kelon Black is a 7th rounder are UDFA player!!
They really need to ban Kyle from the room. This guy is another in a long line of 3rd RB called who dat?
Meanwhile, the Giants are getting spanked by the Fish 8-0.
Making a come back 8-3,
Shit-house getting slaughtered…
No idea how this MOFO stuck for 11 years in the show.
This draft has been a disaster for us. For edge would like to pick up 5th year NYG Thybidoux to salvage our edge on other side of Bosa. He is 6’5″ 258 and draft pick #5 in 2022. Overpay if needed.
Lynch prefers day 3 picks over 2nd Rd for Edge and OG. When does the lynching party start. Oh and the trade down giving up EMW for FS.
#94 WR Chris Bell to MIA
#96 OG Gennings Dunker to Steelers
Big fuck up by Schmitt.
Lee having quite a night! Bomb and going 3 for 4.
I never know who they are going to pick. RB in the 3rd round? Again? I should really have know it was coming. Not happy with this pick. IDK, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results? Hope to eat crow, but my bet is that he’s forgotten in two years.
did Lynch suffer concussions in his playing days, is a mental health checkup needed.
players higher than a number of online scouts have them ranked. Stribling was rated as the No. 68 overall player by Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com and the number 76 overall player by ESPN.com. Former NFL receiver Steve Smith (more on him in a bit) projected Stribling as a fourth-round pick.
Hi All.
Sportsdude from the Flap…
Lynch / Shanahan picked a player who according to the Athletic..
Shanahan isn’t afraid to against conventional thinking to draft WR’s
“The Ole Miss receiver checks a lot of boxes for Shanahan. He stood out in college for his blocking, which suggests a certain toughness that Shanahan covets more than any other trait in his recievers”
Just me but maybe we should draft receivers who can get open and catch the ball???
why didn’t Lynch use that 5th to grab OG Pregnon. Why the reluctance to trade up to get plug and play from week 1 at LG a perfect Shanahan blocker, passpro with the size, athleticism and zbs/gap blocker demonstrated performance.
Lynch did that last year having to settle for Upton Stout and letting Raiders grab two OT directly in front of us.
he is killing this team.
I’m good with who we drafted. I just feel that we could’ve got the WR and RB with a later slot. They signed two players in FA who have experience playing LG. We also have Conner Colby, the human direct route to the QB. I really don’t know what to think other than root for the players we do have.
I feel the same way Berger. Except for last year when we took 3 dline guys with our first picks we then went and got a bunch of no-names who we will find out this year how good or bad that draft was. This year is business as usual and I expect day 3 to be the same. Day 3 is always my favorite day since the players we get are real happy to be here.
They had their choices of Safety EMW,2 OG ‘BTW would of started at LG Pregnon&Dunker but hey Shanny as usual gets his RB Kaelon Black ( why cause he won a championship with Mendoza?)oh btw was never among the 200 plus players to receive a combine invite,his hands measure 8 7/8 and arms at 29 7/8 that screams fumbler and no pass catcher..
Height reminds me of Bryce Huff. He’ll be a designated pass rusher and should be able to play on day one. I’m a little surprised he was on the board at 70.
I don’t think he’s strong enough to out muscle olineman but if we use him as an olb he might find the space he needs It’s an interesting situation. That’s why he has to get stronger.
We are not talking collage olinemen anymore we are talking grass fed monsters. but he’s got a lot of time with ota’s and preseason. I am going to keep a close eye on him
Day 3 is underway, let’s see if they start picking best player available because their last pick of a 3rd round RB was not.
So they took another DT, Halton from Oklahoma.
Talk about flashbacks, last Giants game I went to courtesy SanDog (and met his crew) was last time Marlins were at the O and they crushed Giants 12-5. They hit two long bombs off Birdsong who gave up 8, and then got 4 more off long gone Hjelle. James was there that day and commented in thread that Agustin Ramirez homerun to deep Lf was one of longest bombs he’d seen to that part of yard.
Last night they just teed off on Houser, lot of loud contact. 16 hits total.
I am kicking back with a cup of coffee waiting for pick 127, currently at 120. Good thing I have coffee
Here we go
Well they keep beefing up the trenches with the addition of DT Gracen Holton 6’2 292lb fast, high motor attacking playerfrom Oklahoma Team Captain, they really have a lot of rotational players .Both West&Collins are run stoppers and now Osa &Halton the pass pressure rushers. I’m ok with the pick, he was rated much higher by many experts
Hey Chuck! I hear it’s your Birthday! Hope you have a good time!! And thanks for all you do for us Flap Orphans!!!
Happy birthday, Unca Chuck. Medicare’s a real chick magnet…
HBD Unc. Enjoy
Sound the Alarms the 49ers draft an OT but of course to short of arms ,probably kick him to guard (LG Works) Carver Willis( What you say Willis) 6’5 315 lbs
he is 305 with short arms, unless he can put on 10 lbs of muscle he maybe will be center only
this draft is very bad. For LG am really hoping FA Jones has his neck fully healed and Connor Colby is fully healthy. Both is also a 300 lbs and tall. Purdy could be in a body bag first SEA game.
If nothing else we draft some guys with interesting names. Ephesians Prysock CB
I went to school with a Putney Tinkerloop…
used to work with Bruce and Colleen cobbledick.
2 picks left in the 5th round. They did a lot of trading this year and went from 6 picks to 8, a decent strategy particularly since they have been far more successful in the later rounds.
https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/200469-things-49ers-fourth-round-carver-willis/
we have our center!
You’ll never top Forrest Blue…
One of my all time favs. He played during the purple gang and the fearsome foursome. Hard nose 49er football player.
And a new Grave Dugger in town…
Well they got a replacement player for Dee Winters LB Jaden )Grave Digger)Dugger 6’5 250 lbs from Louisville 1st team All-Sun Belt )126 tackles most in Sun Belt)working with Warner,Dre and the LB could be a special pick?
Cruising in with another OT that should stay at OT with Enrique Cruz Jr Kansas 6’5 315 lbs long arms for a tackle and a stat Brock Purdy would love 0 sacks allowed in 660 offensive snaps!
Actually he’s 6’6 325 lbs that ran a 4.94 forty most impressive 96% in OL class
he can compete at OG as well
from the Lynch transcript on Cruz:
We did more work and got to a point where we think he’s a tackle. We think he may have guard flex, but we’re excited to add him to the to the offensive line group to add some competition.”
I just rely on the fact that the Niners know a lot more than I do. hope it turns out to be a great draft.
I didn’t recognize one name we called.
Just read where Kiper said we were the only losers in the draft. Now I know we did ok.
there you go. A golden seal of approval.
thanks for the bday wishes.
here in Carmel with my wife and my dog.
Nice.
Happy Birthday Chuck, I hope the Mrs spoiled you!
Happy Birthday Unca! And a Giants win today!
Happy Birthday Unca!
https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/200496-things-know-49ers-fifth-round-enrique/
WOW!!! Lynch nailed it.
Develop asap. Carter Willis center. Enrique Cruz LG. Cruz same height & weight as Puni.
Oops Puni 6’3″ It does not get any better than this. Can he slide over when TW retires
Sounds like “wheat separated from chaff” as the bible saying goes. You’re right bakkenton, per this article, it looks like the Niners have found a potentially good offensive lineman (LG) to develop.
Next to day 3 of the draft today is my second fav. It’s UDFA day and i guess maybe tomorrow to but I don’t think we are going to pick up more than 8.
For me that was just an OK draft, a few reach players IMO and I don’t see any diamonds in the rough after looking at their highlight reels. I will be overjoyed to be wrong.
I do think its time to shake up the evaluation and player choice process. Lynch is big into his “consensus” in the room, pick by committee approach. The problem with that is a horse if designed by committee becomes a camel.
I feel like the coach has too much say. As in another first pick WR to study for a year from the bench although since Shanahan regards a WR blocking skills above the typical prized traits of a WR he may actually see the field as a defacto run blocker.
A RB in the 3rd, again, but this time its a guy not regarded highly enough to even get a combine invite. Taken as the 3rd RB off the board. They are 0 and 3 at this and staring 0 and 4 in the face.
The team badly needs some impact players and good GM’s find them year after year and even an occasional poor draft year doesn’t kill the team building momentum, but what does is year after year poor drafting and that has been the Niners. I just don’t see 4 players in this draft that are impact guys.
Again, I hope I am wrong.
my gut reaction was the ranking of the #33 should have been 10 to 15 picks.later and how many 2nd or 3rd would we have gotten. That void between #33 and #70 hurt especially since EMW and Pregnon were both there.
Niners have good contacts at Washington to know about the WR but they still screwed it up.
For me this draft was salvaged by Willis and Cruz. Don’t dick around and you’ve got C and LG starters in 2027 and maybe a TW successor .
Willis is 10 lbs lighter for guard. Both is only 300 lbs and too tall for C.
fucking spell check Toth not both
Hopefully they’ve done something to address both lines, but we’ll see. As for WR, look who they’ve lost in short time–Deebo Aiyuk Jennings for start, plus Kittle the rock missed bunch of time.
Always going to be challenge to navigate what shanny wants v. overall needs to remain competitive in very Tough Division. Ultimately up to coaching staff to do what they can with who they have.
As for Giants, Schmitt happens and bottom 5 in lineup did most of damage yesterday to help bail out top guys not named Arraez, who has been revelation.
Years ago when I was playing co ed softball one team in our league named themselves Shit Happens. We thrashed them and in hand shake line I complimented coach and he said, “Yeah well sometimes shit happens to us.”
I don’t hate this draft, but I sure don’t love it. The WR at 33 looks like a stud. Good hands, fast, best blocking WR in draft. Can play H-back. Is not good at winning 50-50 balls.
This guy was probably on more team’s radars than the experts thought. I thought we could’ve got him later. Of course, can’t be sure of that. I do like the player and we do have him.
Height fills an important need. Situational pass rusher.
The RB was a head scratcher this early, but he does run people over. We need one of those.
I really like the Enrique Cruz pick.
All in all, we will just have to wait and see. I remember not liking the 1986 draft at the time. I was happy to be very wrong about that one.
Berger the first thing I thought when I saw our new RB’s picture was that he looked like Frank Gore. I think about the same size and weight I believe. So if he is even 1/4 as good as Gore then he’s a steal.
I also think that a lot of the RB love comes from Bobby Turner and I think he holds a lot of sway in all our RB picks.
Casey at the bat for a 3Run Homer! 6-3 Giants!
Lee 4-4 on fire 🔥
yeah baby!!
BOOM!
nice come-from-behind W for the Gmen to take the series. Need a few more like this.
Outstanding win and Roupp was terrific lasting almost 8 innings.
Gotta love Roupp.
I refuse to post Led Zepplin videos.
Huh? Why Unca?
I’m joking. Sort of. Just got tired of the hype. Everyone listened to them and I just got tired of hearing most of the overdriven teenybopper whole lotta love type songs. Plus they ripped off a lot of old blues guys by changing names and lyrics. Like the Lemon song is Killing Floor. Whole lotta love. Howlin’ Wolf sued and Zep settled out of court. Whole lotta love was an old Willie Dixon song. Dazed and Confused, jimmy page stole from a Yardbird opening act, Jake Homes.
On and on they ripped off tons of bands and musicians.
I do like Physical Graffiti because the only song from that that got any airplay was Kashmir. That, and Achilles Last Stand I can listen to. Presence is OK.
Led Zep weren’t “The Lone Rangers.” Lots of other rock bands ripped off Blues songs, albeit, you’re right Led Zep was the most publicized of the bands that did it.
There’s stealing riffs and there’s stealing written songs.
It just kinda pissed me off that Zep was so cavalier about stealing money from the blues guys they were ripping off. Guys who were struggling
The Stones would bring guys like Buddy Guy, BB King, John Lee Hooker, and others on tour with them to help them out.
Zep settled like 10 lawsuits out of court.
Dude is dealing. A Farhan special. 12th rounder.
Hmmm, that opening riff sounds familiar.