Grade the 49ers 2012 Draft [3 years later]

F-

I don't think anybody can seriously give it anything higher than an F.

Baalke will never be forgiven for this one.

Probably worst draft class in 9ers history, and there have been some epically bad ones.

Z+

Still have Joe Looney doing work.

The rest of the class was straight up

Zoner's reactions for the pick

AJ Jenkins

• WHO WTF? this pick will remind me so much of last year lol. Let's see how it goes
• oh
• Huh??
• People never learn do they, its even some of the same people who were talking s**t about Aldon Smith. Jenkins is an ideal slot guy, he's got about 4.4 speed, has great hands, runs terrific routes, a true deep threat for this team, Ted Ginn with hands. He's not the conventional pick, but he's a good prospect, performed in college, even with lousy QB's and was going to be picked in the first 10-15 picks of the 2nd round anyways so obviously they really wanted him, and now they got him. I have no doubt that this is the guy they wanted all along.

LMJ

• Didn't expect that
• I liked Lamar Miller a little better but still love the pick
• I like the pick. He will be a great utility player in the vein of Reggie Bush or Sproles.

Darius Fleming

• I really dig it
• Depth plus special teams. Production ok but not great. Pro day 40 much better than combine. 4.55 is far different from 4.77. Shoulder injuries and concerns. I guess it's an ok pick

One of these picks was also traded for Boldin, that being said I would grade it a D/D+

Originally posted by Quest4six:
One of these picks was also traded for Boldin, that being said I would grade it a D/D+

i don't believe so, that would have been the 2013 draft

Does anyone need to be put through this lol? Sad when your UDFAs have contributed the most....although we aren't too shabby at the UDFA game

Originally posted by phatbutskinny:

Originally posted by Quest4six:

One of these picks was also traded for Boldin, that being said I would grade it a D/D+

i don't believe so, that would have been the 2013 draft

Ah, you're right. My bad.

Still gonna go with a D-/D

F+ Tell me again who was the architect of this draft?

Oohhh yay please let keep beating this beyond dead horse

D-

only because of Looney, TJE and Celek.

Seriously???? If you want to talk smack about Baalke just let that be the name of this thread but to ask anyone to list grades when there can only be one grade given is pointless. Most people say you have to wait 3 years before you can give a true grade but the fact this draft graded out as an F just before the 2013 season got underway is truly remarkable. As someone else said in an earlier post this truly is the worst draft in our franchise's history. Now that is saying something when you consider other drafts have had first round picks such as Dana Hall, Mike Rumph, Raushan Woods, Kentwan Balmer and Todd Kelly just to name a few.

Now Baalke hasn't shown a high draft IQ for offensive players for the most part but the man has picked up a couple of solid players like Kap, Hunter, Kilgore and Hyde. He kills it on the defensive side of the ball with players like Aldon, Reid, Culliver, Borland, Lynch, Carradine, (just wait he will have 8+ sacks this year from a 3-4 DE position which you don't see a lot of) and Dial. I can believe he would miss on maybe 70%-80% of his picks in a bad year it happens but to miss on every single pick and know within a year and a few months that your entire draft class is crap that doesn't usually happen. Way to go Trent. I mean they would have been better off drafting the guys they signed as UDFA that year. More of them are still on the team. The only reason they held on to LMJ so long was because he was there last remaining piece of hope but then they realized he was as untalented as the rest. You need proof look at Miami he couldn't take snaps away from Daniel Thomas after Moreno got hurt.

He got a pass because he killed in the 2011 draft. I just wonder how much influence Harbaugh had after that awesome first year of taking us to the NFC Title Game? Maybe he had to much we will never know but I love the 2011 draft and I really liked the 2013 draft and I think last year's draft will be an awesome one in a couple of years. That is why I just don't get 2012. A lot of GMs would be fired after that kind of draft and I would hope Trent gave a few of the scouts their termination letters. I will say this for Trent he isn't stubborn when he makes a mistake he owns up to it AJ Jenkins probably violated his lease agreement he was outta here so fast. Bottom line is everyone saw how Seattle passed us up this last year and that doesn't happen if at least one or two guys from that draft work out. Trent needs a HR in this draft IMO 6 out of his 9 picks have to be guys that don't have to start necessarily but make a difference and play meaningful snaps. No room this year for red shirt players.

Originally posted by IHATELOWELLCOHN:
Seriously???? If you want to talk smack about Baalke just let that be the name of this thread but to ask anyone to list grades when there can only be one grade given is pointless. Most people say you have to wait 3 years before you can give a true grade but the fact this draft graded out as an F just before the 2013 season got underway is truly remarkable. As someone else said in an earlier post this truly is the worst draft in our franchise's history. Now that is saying something when you consider other drafts have had first round picks such as Dana Hall, Mike Rumph, Raushan Woods, Kentwan Balmer and Todd Kelly just to name a few.

Now Baalke hasn't shown a high draft IQ for offensive players for the most part but the man has picked up a couple of solid players like Kap, Hunter, Kilgore and Hyde. He kills it on the defensive side of the ball with players like Aldon, Reid, Culliver, Borland, Lynch, Carradine, (just wait he will have 8+ sacks this year from a 3-4 DE position which you don't see a lot of) and Dial. I can believe he would miss on maybe 70%-80% of his picks in a bad year it happens but to miss on every single pick and know within a year and a few months that your entire draft class is crap that doesn't usually happen. Way to go Trent. I mean they would have been better off drafting the guys they signed as UDFA that year. More of them are still on the team. The only reason they held on to LMJ so long was because he was there last remaining piece of hope but then they realized he was as untalented as the rest. You need proof look at Miami he couldn't take snaps away from Daniel Thomas after Moreno got hurt.

He got a pass because he killed in the 2011 draft. I just wonder how much influence Harbaugh had after that awesome first year of taking us to the NFC Title Game? Maybe he had to much we will never know but I love the 2011 draft and I really liked the 2013 draft and I think last year's draft will be an awesome one in a couple of years. That is why I just don't get 2012. A lot of GMs would be fired after that kind of draft and I would hope Trent gave a few of the scouts their termination letters. I will say this for Trent he isn't stubborn when he makes a mistake he owns up to it AJ Jenkins probably violated his lease agreement he was outta here so fast. Bottom line is everyone saw how Seattle passed us up this last year and that doesn't happen if at least one or two guys from that draft work out. Trent needs a HR in this draft IMO 6 out of his 9 picks have to be guys that don't have to start necessarily but make a difference and play meaningful snaps. No room this year for red shirt players.

Agreed. Only one grade possible. Pointless thread.