2020 49ers Draft Grade & Analysis

The fact that the 49ers passed on their pick of the WRs with their 1st pick speaks volumes to what they thought of Kinlaw as a prospect. It also speaks volumes to what they think of the guys already on the roster. Remember Thomas and Jones are in contract years (I'd imagine they will NOT pick up Solly's option) and Taylor may be nothing more than a bottom of the rotation role player. With Armstead and Bosa entrenched as the starting DEs for the next few years, I don't agree with spending a 1st on a #3 DE, regardless of how you feel about Ford's/Blair's future with the team. Beyond that, the alternate draft looks just as good.

Nice recap OTC

good read.....

I think your high on the TE and low on the WR

Charlie Woener-TE-Georgia

I would be shocked if he was on anyones board or if was drafted with out the 49ers taken him. He is better then an average blocker, but hardly a world beater. His value to 49ers might be higher then to any other NFL team.

Jauan Jennings-WR-Tennessee

This has to be an A. Seldom does a player this talented ever fall to the 7th round. His off the field issues are negated by being a 7th round pick. Most Super Bowl teams don't have 7th rounders make the team.

Originally posted by Dshearn:

Jauan Jennings-WR-Tennessee

This has to be an A. Seldom does a player this talented ever fall to the 7th round. His off the field issues are negated by being a 7th round pick. Most Super Bowl teams don't have 7th rounders make the team.

You're way too high on Jennings. There's a good shot he doesn't make the team and his upside is nowhere near what you think.

He's slow with short arms for his size and small hands and the small hands show up in a lot of bobbled catches.

PFF liked the guy but Shanahan said he expected him to go anywhere from 5th round to undrafted because his combine was atrocious. That's what dropped him more than the off field issues.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ninersnation.com/platform/amp/2020/4/27/21238645/pff-lists-wr-jauan-jennings-as-one-of-the-biggest-steals-in-the-draft

Good job, Clock - very good assessment.

Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:

Originally posted by Dshearn:

Jauan Jennings-WR-Tennessee

This has to be an A. Seldom does a player this talented ever fall to the 7th round. His off the field issues are negated by being a 7th round pick. Most Super Bowl teams don't have 7th rounders make the team.

You're way too high on Jennings. There's a good shot he doesn't make the team and his upside is nowhere near what you think.

He's slow with short arms for his size and small hands and the small hands show up in a lot of bobbled catches.

PFF liked the guy but Shanahan said he expected him to go anywhere from 5th round to undrafted because his combine was atrocious. That's what dropped him more than the off field issues.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ninersnation.com/platform/amp/2020/4/27/21238645/pff-lists-wr-jauan-jennings-as-one-of-the-biggest-steals-in-the-draft

I have no opinion on this one. But I am not sure I have ever seen a draft pick where opinion round the Net is quite so divided! He is rated from being a very high pick, completely underrated, down to a UDFA who won't see anything in the League beyond training camp. 7th round pick? No great loss if he doesn't make it. But for some reason quite a number of folk see him as a potential starter.

Interesting.

By the way, great work as usual OTC.

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:

Originally posted by Dshearn:

Jauan Jennings-WR-Tennessee

This has to be an A. Seldom does a player this talented ever fall to the 7th round. His off the field issues are negated by being a 7th round pick. Most Super Bowl teams don't have 7th rounders make the team.

You're way too high on Jennings. There's a good shot he doesn't make the team and his upside is nowhere near what you think.

He's slow with short arms for his size and small hands and the small hands show up in a lot of bobbled catches.

PFF liked the guy but Shanahan said he expected him to go anywhere from 5th round to undrafted because his combine was atrocious. That's what dropped him more than the off field issues.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ninersnation.com/platform/amp/2020/4/27/21238645/pff-lists-wr-jauan-jennings-as-one-of-the-biggest-steals-in-the-draft

I have no opinion on this one. But I am not sure I have ever seen a draft pick where opinion round the Net is quite so divided! He is rated from being a very high pick, completely underrated, down to a UDFA who won't see anything in the League beyond training camp. 7th round pick? No great loss if he doesn't make it. But for some reason quite a number of folk see him as a potential starter.

Interesting.

By the way, great work as usual OTC.

There are WRs in the NFL who could not take his starting job from him in Tenn. Its that simple.

I really dislike the dude.... I am absolutely not a fan of his. But he has more then enough talent to STAR in the NFL, not just play....but to be a house hold name.

Some early drafts saw him as a first round or second round pick, that was cratered by the stomping incident and his combine results. Word is he looked winded at the combine. That has been an on going narrative of his, conditioning has been an issue.

If he gets his ducks in a row....and becomes a professional in both his body and his mind...sky is the limit for this guy.

If the 49ers take the guy in the 4th round...there is a ton of salt that comes with that pick...but in the 7th... He more talent then most 7th round picks dream of having.

Good analysis. I agree with the grading of the draft. It's safe and hard to dislike, but doesnt have you jumping out of your seat.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I think we're in pretty good shape still with the way things went. Jimmy still hasn't hit his ceiling, and he'll have tons of new weapons he didn't have last year. Yes, some of those depend on health, but can you imagine what a difference it would make if certain players were truly 100%?

McKinnon plus Hurd, Trent Taylor, Benjamin, Aiyuk, Jennings -- that's six receivers who weren't on the active roster last year. Of course not all are expected to make the team, but the point remains that we could potentially be a lot more explosive on offense than people think. I'm especially hopeful that the boost in PP with Brunskill slated to start at RG opens more opportunities for deeper routes.

Very nice breakdown OTC.
A poll is now included so the forum can assign their grades.

Talking about just the actual draft picks, I'm going with B. I thought the assets given up to move from 31 to 25 was a bit high (the addition of the 5th rounder) although I don't know much about pick value and pick calculators. Just seemed a bit high, but they really wanted Aiyuk so do what you gotta do.

The McKovitz pick was a bit puzzling for me in that they just acquired Trent Williams and think highly of Shon Coleman, enough to bring him back. Unless McKovitz is slotted for Guard competition, where does he fit with Coleman and Skule on board? I would have liked to see a CB/S drafted at the 5th rounder to give that group some potential depth. No idea what DB to pick as my big board is 15 players deep, if that.

The Woerner pick I really like because he will replace Toilolo as the gritty inline blocking TE. That's good value for a 6th rounder. Got a contributor.

Kinlaw to tandem with Bosa has high potential and I'm really excited for what that duo can do.

So for just the actual draft picks, I'm giving a B. Factor in Trent Williams (wow), getting value for Goodwin who I thought would not be tradeable, and getting a 5th for Breida (McKovitz ) makes the three day event an A.

Given that 95% of all draft grades 'really' range from A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, on JUST the players themselves (not including team needs), I'd say B on just talent alone and A- on scheme fit. B+

Volume is low: C+
Top team needs: C+ (no pass rush, pass protection or pass defense)