Here’s our score from the draft. Trade-backs galore, and we traded Dee Winters for a 5th round pick. Jaden Dugger. Another Gravedigger. The picks are the picks. At this point we won’t know for a couple years as usual, but the philosophy once again has me scratching my head.

Trading Winters since we got Greenlaw back is a huge risk to me. But we do have Gifford and Wallow, who both played pretty well when everyone else got hurt. And of course forgotten man, Nick Martin.

Getting Stribling is a very big red flag for Pearsall to get his act together health-wise. He is good to great when playing but that’s the rub. he’s missed a lot of playing time. And it has little to do with getting shot. Strib has what Shanny wants. Speed, blocking, and yards after the catch. Is his spot in the dog house already reserved? We’ll see.

The rest? Who knows? Height sounds good, and the pundits say the glowing things about him, but we will see when we see. He has speed and great hands, but he looks like he needs to bulk up a bit.

Shanny did his always dipshitty move of drafting an RB that would have likely been a 6th round/UDFA guy, but hey, get K Black at 3. The misbegotten spot in the Niners draft history.

We did draft a couple O linemen. Late as 12th so accurately predicted. Without trading down, they could have had Emmanuel Pregnon but alas, they don’t draft guards until the 4th round.

I will say though that since the draft wonks are utterly panning the 49ers picks, this will likely be a decent draft. After all they got an A for their efforts back in 2017 when they got Solly Thomas and Reuben Foster in the first round. Ooooops. That DID net us George Kittle tho. Thomas is at least still playing (forn the Titans and Robert Saleh), but he was no 3rd overall picks. Shit, they coulda signed CMC or Mahomie.

UDFAs

• P Jack Bouwmeester, Texas: Punter from Australia who spent three years at Utah before transferring.
• TE Khalil Dinkins, Penn State: 6-4, 251 lb tight end with blocking potential.
• DL Bryson Eason, Tennessee: 6-2, 323 lb defensive lineman.
• WR Wesley Grimes, NC State: Wide receiver who transferred from Wake Forest.
• DL Mikail Kamara, Indiana: Edge rusher who produced 10 sacks in previous seasons.
• WR Will Pauling, Notre Dame: Productive slot receiver.
• S Jalen Stroman, Notre Dame: Safety added to compete in the secondary.
• DT James Thompson Jr., Illinois: 6-6, 308 lb defensive tackle.

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Even more iffy than the draft picks, but some guys, like Drake Nugent and Sebastien Valdez, stick.