Darius Alexander-DT-Toledo

He's my guy at 2.43. Tied with Carson Schweshinger

I think he's going to be a problem as a 3T.

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
He's my guy at 2.43. Tied with Carson Schweshinger

I think he's going to be a problem as a 3T.

Would love either one there for sure!

I was on the fence with this guy for whatever reason. I'm now on board. Wouldn't mind him at all at 43.

I take him at #43 over Harmon/Nolen at #11 all day.

He plays with a bit too high of a pad level. Gives me some Kinlaw PTSD. Hes not as raw as Kinlaw, and I think he'll be better. But inconsistency in run game while being an older prospect likely pushes him out of the first round. Well, that and this being a deep DL drtaft.

Originally posted by 49ers808:
I take him at #43 over Harmon/Nolen at #11 all day.

I was expecting much more when I watched him. He didn't dominate consistently against subpar opponents. Like others said he plays high and was pretty inconsistent vs the run. Toss in he's gonna be 25 when the season starts.

Originally posted by NYniner85:
I was expecting much more when I watched him. He didn't dominate consistently against subpar opponents. Like others said he plays high and was pretty inconsistent vs the run. Toss in he's gonna be 25 when the season starts.

This is the 2nd prospect I've seen that someone commented on their age. Those seem to be the kind we need here.

Through 7 drafts(not counting '24 as it looks promising too early to tell) we've drafted 23 players in the 1st 3 rounds. We've only resigned 4 of them. With one just getting shipped out for a mid round pick before 2nd contract is up. A 2nd that they apparently regretted immediately. Leaving only Bosa and Warner as only 2 players they resigned from the 1st 3 rounds that they appear to be happy with.

So older players may be the way to go if this is how they're going to operate.

4 in 7 years is insane

Wishnowsky only 4th rounder they've resigned

Coincidentally Pearsall, Green and Guerrendo turned 24 during their rookie season. Puni was already 24.

Definitely seems like the way to go. Best draft they've had

Originally posted by krizay:
This is the 2nd prospect I've seen that someone commented on their age. Those seem to be the kind we need here.

Through 7 drafts(not counting '24 as it looks promising too early to tell) we've drafted 23 players in the 1st 3 rounds. We've only resigned 4 of them. With one just getting shipped out for a mid round pick before 2nd contract is up. A 2nd that they apparently regretted immediately. Leaving only Bosa and Warner as only 2 players they resigned from the 1st 3 rounds that they appear to be happy with.

So older players may be the way to go if this is how they're going to operate.

4 in 7 years is insane

Wishnowsky only 4th rounder they've resigned

Coincidentally Pearsall, Green and Guerrendo turned 24 during their rookie season. Puni was already 24.

Definitely seems like the way to go. Best draft they've had

I don't think people realize how bad this regime is at drafting.

Aside from a few later round guys like Warner, Jennings, Kittle and Lenoir who are still on the team and then Greenlaw and Hufunga and McKivitz who we left leave this team has been brutal in the draft.

Bosa was a no brainer and trades for Trent Williams and CMC helped and lucking into Purdy in the 7th.

Orher than a few gems in 8 years this regime probably would have been fired long ago especially after the Trey Lance trade and Solomon Thomas picks.

Originally posted by krizay:
This is the 2nd prospect I've seen that someone commented on their age. Those seem to be the kind we need here.

Through 7 drafts(not counting '24 as it looks promising too early to tell) we've drafted 23 players in the 1st 3 rounds. We've only resigned 4 of them. With one just getting shipped out for a mid round pick before 2nd contract is up. A 2nd that they apparently regretted immediately. Leaving only Bosa and Warner as only 2 players they resigned from the 1st 3 rounds that they appear to be happy with.

So older players may be the way to go if this is how they're going to operate.

4 in 7 years is insane

Wishnowsky only 4th rounder they've resigned

Coincidentally Pearsall, Green and Guerrendo turned 24 during their rookie season. Puni was already 24.

Definitely seems like the way to go. Best draft they've had

Turning 25 before the season starts isn't a plus imo, I get what you're saying as far as having more of a grown man set to play yr one mindset. Thing with me and Alexander is I didn't think he consistently dominated vs lesser competition and as an older prospect.

I love the size and speed profile and sure there's flashes. I can't justify moving off DL in rd one because maybe someone like Alexander "might" be there. Using a top 43 pick on him is too rich for me.

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Turning 25 before the season starts isn't a plus imo, I get what you're saying as far as having more of a grown man set to play yr one mindset. Thing with me and Alexander is I didn't think he consistently dominated vs lesser competition and as an older prospect.

I love the size and speed profile and sure there's flashes. I can't justify moving off DL in rd one because maybe someone like Alexander "might" be there. Using a top 43 pick on him is too rich for me.

Yet if Membou was available at 11 you'd do just that would you not?

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
I don't think people realize how bad this regime is at drafting.

Aside from a few later round guys like Warner, Jennings, Kittle and Lenoir who are still on the team and then Greenlaw and Hufunga and McKivitz who we left leave this team has been brutal in the draft.

Bosa was a no brainer and trades for Trent Williams and CMC helped and lucking into Purdy in the 7th.

Orher than a few gems in 8 years this regime probably would have been fired long ago especially after the Trey Lance trade and Solomon Thomas picks.

I think this is a dramatic take. You can look across the league and see countless misses across the board for everyone.

I think folks have unrealistic expectations for drafts in general. If you can come away with like 2 solid long-term starters and good depth/rotation in a regular 7 pick draft. I wouldn't say that's bad. Also look at where SF has been drafting most yrs, bottom of every rd.

I wouldn't call Banks or McG misses either. We just couldn't afford them. Guys get hurt and it f**ks up development and potential etc etc.

Originally posted by krizay:
Yet if Membou was available at 11 you'd do just that would you not?

Yup there's exceptions if top tier prospects at high impact positions magically drop. I don't see that happening. So that hypothetical is meh imo.

I'm also not as in love with someone like Alexander in the 2nd as others are. I would rather try and move back up in the 1st for one of Nolen or Harmon if they went after someone like Membou in the 1st.

The age issue is overrated. Puni and Renardo Green were 24 years old last season and they were some of the brightest parts of the draft class from last year. Ricky Pearsall will be 25 at the start of this upcoming season. Its clear that they don't really have an issue with older prospects. Its not just the 49ers. Braden Fiske and Jared Verse killed it as rookies last year for the Rams and both were 24 at some point during the season.

You'd like to get 8-10 years out of a player and the general belief that someone younger has more upside to progress further but if you can find a player that will perform well at a high level for 6-8 years, I think that's still a pretty good deal.

Beyond that, Alexander is a great fit for this scheme. He's big and powerful enough to hold up inside and has enough quickness that you can move him all over the DL. He played at a lower level of competition but showed up at the Senior Bowl and was dominant. He has very good length and phenomenal hand use for an interior lineman and that along with his first step quickness absolutely translates to the NFL.

You can't miss the hands, he's just nice with them, quick and powerful, swats the OL away and uses his quickness to charge into the backfield.

damn, this dude is going to be almost 30 when his rookie contract finishes. I agree with Phoenix that I don't think it's a big deal. In fact, the extra years in college are almost like sending a young player to the minor leagues to hone their craft and build their bodies instead of having them do it in the NFL. Not all guys will improve in those aspects once they get into the league. You're basically eliminating that risk at the NFL level and getting a more finished product.