2025 Draft Prospect Watch List and Discussion

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
If you go the mock drafts the 49ers will have about 20 first round picks. I've never seen so many differing opinions on who they'll pick in the first.

That's just this time of the year.

Usually there is some kind of consensus that focuses on 2 or 3 players. This year every mock has a different guy. I've seen a couple safeties, a CB, Oline, seversl interior D linemen, edge rushers and at least one LB.

This draft is very interesting and different because the number of first round graded players (or whatever similar rating systems teams use) seems to be less than other years. At 11 it all depends on how players the niners grade as first round talent. If one of those first round graded players is there they take them. But if not, I see most of the picks starting at around 10 and continuing the the rest of the first round as team preference with a wide variety of opinions.

I see lots of options at 11:

DL Mason Graham, Michigan
CB Will Johnson, Michigan
IOL Will Campbell, LSU
CB Jahdae Barron, Texas
DL Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
Edge Mike Green, Marshall
OT Armand Membou, Missouri
EDGE Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
DL Kenneth Grant, Michigan
TE Tyler Warren, Penn State
TE Colston Loveland, Michigan

I personally think it will be dline or oline in the first and second, and probably the third.

It's also crazy to see Tre Harris rising up the boards. If the team trades Aiyuk I would be a big fan of taking Harris int he 2nd if he's there.

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
If you go the mock drafts the 49ers will have about 20 first round picks. I've never seen so many differing opinions on who they'll pick in the first.

That's just this time of the year.

I see only 6 maybe 7 legit candidates. Campbell, Simmons, Membou, Banks, Graham and Johnson. Nolan and Pearce having character concerns makes them unlikely. I don't think this FO will be interested in a safety in the first. With Graham and Johnson likely gone I'm figuring we are zeroing in on a Tackle hopefully Membou is their guy.

Take Simmons out and I am totally on board with your list. My order:
Graham
Campbell
Membou
Banks
Johnson

If they are all gone they should trade down. There is no edge or DT other than Graham that i would take at 11. Those can be had in rds 2-4.

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Take Simmons out and I am totally on board with your list. My order:
Graham
Campbell
Membou
Banks
Johnson

If they are all gone they should trade down. There is no edge or DT other than Graham that i would take at 11. Those can be had in rds 2-4.

I don't really see it with Banks. IMO he's a late 1st rd pick. Hopefully the bears take him ahead of us.

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
If you go the mock drafts the 49ers will have about 20 first round picks. I've never seen so many differing opinions on who they'll pick in the first.

That's just this time of the year.

I see only 6 maybe 7 legit candidates. Campbell, Simmons, Membou, Banks, Graham and Johnson. Nolan and Pearce having character concerns makes them unlikely. I don't think this FO will be interested in a safety in the first. With Graham and Johnson likely gone I'm figuring we are zeroing in on a Tackle hopefully Membou is their guy.

Take Simmons out and I am totally on board with your list. My order:
Graham
Campbell
Membou
Banks
Johnson

If they are all gone they should trade down. There is no edge or DT other than Graham that i would take at 11. Those can be had in rds 2-4.

Oh I don't want Simmons or Banks I'm just trying to predict who we're taking.

edit: forgot about Shamar Stewart. He's 100% the type of player we tend to draft for the incredible upside. So he would be another guy I can see this FO taking

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Take Simmons out and I am totally on board with your list. My order:
Graham
Campbell
Membou
Banks
Johnson

If they are all gone they should trade down. There is no edge or DT other than Graham that i would take at 11. Those can be had in rds 2-4.

I don't really see it with Banks. IMO he's a late 1st rd pick. Hopefully the bears take him ahead of us.

Banks can improve his run blocking but i love his pass blocking ability. He has given up 2 sacks in about 1100 passing snaps in the last 2 years. Love his lateral movement and see him as a guy who can start at LG this year and then move over to LT for many years. Ideally, they could move down and get him 6 or 7 picks later but that is risky.

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Take Simmons out and I am totally on board with your list. My order:
Graham
Campbell
Membou
Banks
Johnson

If they are all gone they should trade down. There is no edge or DT other than Graham that i would take at 11. Those can be had in rds 2-4.

I don't really see it with Banks. IMO he's a late 1st rd pick. Hopefully the bears take him ahead of us.

Banks can improve his run blocking but i love his pass blocking ability. He has given up 2 sacks in about 1100 passing snaps in the last 2 years. Love his lateral movement and see him as a guy who can start at LG this year and then move over to LT for many years. Ideally, they could move down and get him 6 or 7 picks later but that is risky.

Not risky - if he's not there tons of other great players to choose from 6-7 picks below us + we would get an extra 3rd and 4th rounder.

But if you're hell bent on OL in the 1st ok I get why you'd think that. We have a **** ton of needs and players between 11-25 or going to be pretty similar and if you are getting an extra 3rd and 4th that's the icing on the cake.

When you are already getting an extra 3rd and 4th, at 17-18 any one of these guys would be fantastic start to the draft:

Membou
Banks
Grant
Nolen
Hampton
Burden
Golden
Barron
Starks
Emmanwori
J Campbell
Green
Walker
Booker
Warren

Originally posted by Alfienator:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
100%. He's a little on the smaller side but arm length more than checked out, athleticism is crazy, football IQ and awareness all seem to be way up there, just put him on the line, he'll be a stud at one spot or another.

I'm leaning towards this as well. I think one of Membou, Will Campbell, Mason Graham or Shemar Stewart will be available and all should be slam dunk picks.

But at the end of the day if we are paying Purdy 50 million we better shore up that line and protect him. And get back to a run first / play action team that we had so much success with.

LT- Healthy Trent Williams
LG- Armand Membou / Will Campbell
C- *Ryan Kelly / Drew Dalman
RG- Dominic Puni
RT- Colton McKivitz

That is a top 5 Oline right there.

How about

LT - T Williams
LG - Ben Bartch
C - Kelly or Dalman
RG - Puni
RT - Membou

This.

Membou starts at RT right away if we are drafting him at #11.

1 - Trade down get extra 3rd and 4th and draft one of a dozen awesome similarly graded players. I'm in it for the extra picks My preference is Grant or Jihaad Campbell (if Dre is gone)
2 - W Johnson if he runs sub 4.40 at his pro day. If he doesn't flip with Membou
3 - Membou - did not want OL in the 1st round but dude is worth #11 overall and not many players are to me (hence desire to trade down)
4 - Nothing - one of the two above should be there at #11.

Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Alfienator:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
100%. He's a little on the smaller side but arm length more than checked out, athleticism is crazy, football IQ and awareness all seem to be way up there, just put him on the line, he'll be a stud at one spot or another.

I'm leaning towards this as well. I think one of Membou, Will Campbell, Mason Graham or Shemar Stewart will be available and all should be slam dunk picks.

But at the end of the day if we are paying Purdy 50 million we better shore up that line and protect him. And get back to a run first / play action team that we had so much success with.

LT- Healthy Trent Williams
LG- Armand Membou / Will Campbell
C- *Ryan Kelly / Drew Dalman
RG- Dominic Puni
RT- Colton McKivitz

That is a top 5 Oline right there.

How about

LT - T Williams
LG - Ben Bartch
C - Kelly or Dalman
RG - Puni
RT - Membou

This.

Membou starts at RT right away if we are drafting him at #11.

That's what we need, an immediate starter, rookie of the year candidate. Membou, Campbell and Graham in that order are my choices.

Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Take Simmons out and I am totally on board with your list. My order:
Graham
Campbell
Membou
Banks
Johnson

If they are all gone they should trade down. There is no edge or DT other than Graham that i would take at 11. Those can be had in rds 2-4.

I don't really see it with Banks. IMO he's a late 1st rd pick. Hopefully the bears take him ahead of us.

Banks can improve his run blocking but i love his pass blocking ability. He has given up 2 sacks in about 1100 passing snaps in the last 2 years. Love his lateral movement and see him as a guy who can start at LG this year and then move over to LT for many years. Ideally, they could move down and get him 6 or 7 picks later but that is risky.

Not risky - if he's not there tons of other great players to choose from 6-7 picks below us + we would get an extra 3rd and 4th rounder.

But if you're hell bent on OL in the 1st ok I get why you'd think that. We have a **** ton of needs and players between 11-25 or going to be pretty similar and if you are getting an extra 3rd and 4th that's the icing on the cake.

When you are already getting an extra 3rd and 4th, at 17-18 any one of these guys would be fantastic start to the draft:

Membou
Banks
Grant
Nolen
Hampton
Burden
Golden
Barron
Starks
Emmanwori
J Campbell
Green
Walker
Booker
Warren

I disagree. At 17-18 I don't want anyone other than a lineman and certainly not a wr, rb, or lb. And, I think we can get stud DL in the next rounds. For me it's OL on rd 1 and then focus on DL, Safety, and wr.

Originally posted by Cisco0623:
That and I would not draft Simmons coming off that serious injury.

It's too bad because he was the best LT prospect. I still like him though.

I wouldn't sleep on Luther Burden either.

This regime doesn't do the typical things you think they should do.

I'm kindof getting my top picks together. Malachi Starks is off my board because of his combine numbers. Not at 11 anyways. Same for Membou. I don't see dominant tackle from him. Guard sure but I'm not taking a guard at 11.

1- Mason Graham
2- Will Campbell
3- Shemar Stewart
4- Mykel Williams
5- Will Campbell

LT, CB Edge. The 3 hardest positions to find in the league

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
I'm kindof getting my top picks together. Malachi Starks is off my board because of his combine numbers. Not at 11 anyways. Same for Membou. I don't see dominant tackle from him. Guard sure but I'm not taking a guard at 11.

1- Mason Graham
2- Will Campbell
3- Shemar Stewart
4- Mykel Williams
5- Will Campbell

LT, CB Edge. The 3 hardest positions to find in the league

Agree that CB and Edge (I would say pass rushers, not just Edge rushers) are the hardest to find. I would replace LT with QB though.

I know we need help on the OL, but I think we can get it later in the draft (rounds 3+), undrafted FA, and veteran FA. Whereas it would be difficult to find contributors/playmakers at CB and Pass Rushers that late.

Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Alfienator:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
100%. He's a little on the smaller side but arm length more than checked out, athleticism is crazy, football IQ and awareness all seem to be way up there, just put him on the line, he'll be a stud at one spot or another.

I'm leaning towards this as well. I think one of Membou, Will Campbell, Mason Graham or Shemar Stewart will be available and all should be slam dunk picks.

But at the end of the day if we are paying Purdy 50 million we better shore up that line and protect him. And get back to a run first / play action team that we had so much success with.

LT- Healthy Trent Williams
LG- Armand Membou / Will Campbell
C- *Ryan Kelly / Drew Dalman
RG- Dominic Puni
RT- Colton McKivitz

That is a top 5 Oline right there.

How about

LT - T Williams
LG - Ben Bartch
C - Kelly or Dalman
RG - Puni
RT - Membou

This.

Membou starts at RT right away if we are drafting him at #11.

Membou is much more likely to start at LG than RT.