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49ers

San Francisco · rank #31 of 32

F
DraftLedger grade
At a 40% bust line
Rounds 1–3 · 2000–2025 drafts. Change settings
88
Picks graded
13%
Hit rate
36%
Bust rate
87%
Value vs slot (100% = par)
By draft class
Grade for each year
B
C
F
D
D
A
D
A
D
D
C
C
F
D
D
C
F
D
C
D
B
F
F
D
A
D
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Each bar compares this class with the other 31 teams’ classes that same year.

The ledger
Every pick, scored against its slot
Year
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
2025
Mykel Williams
Round 1 · Georgia
#11
DL
10%
BUST
F
2025
Alfred Collins
Round 2 · Texas
#43
DT
24%
BUST
D
2025
Nick Martin
Round 3 · Oklahoma St.
#75
LB
15%
BUST
F
2025
Upton Stout
Round 3 · Western Kentucky
#100
CB
46%
FAIR
C
2024
Ricky Pearsall
Round 1 · Florida
#31
WR
43%
FAIR
C
2024
Renardo Green
Round 2 · Florida St.
#64
DB
79%
FAIR
C
2024
Dominick Puni
Round 3 · Kansas
#86
OL
171%
HIT
B
2023
Ji'Ayir Brown
Round 3 · Penn St.
#87
S
137%
FAIR
B
2023
Jake Moody
Round 3 · Michigan
#99
K
87%
FAIR
C
2023
Cameron Latu
Round 3 · Alabama
#101
TE
25%
BUST
D
2022
Drake Jackson
Round 2 · USC
#61
OLB
16%
BUST
F
2022
Tyrion Davis-Price
Round 3 · LSU
#93
RB
6%
BUST
F
2022
Danny Gray
Round 3 · SMU
#105
WR
12%
BUST
F
2021
Trey Lance
Round 1 · North Dakota St.
#3
QB
3%
BUST
F
2021
Aaron Banks
Round 2 · Notre Dame
#48
OL
96%
FAIR
C
2021
Trey Sermon
Round 3 · Ohio St.
#88
RB
29%
BUST
D
2021
Ambry Thomas
Round 3 · Michigan
#102
DB
30%
BUST
D
2020
Javon Kinlaw
Round 1 · South Carolina
#14
DT
48%
FAIR
C
2020
Brandon Aiyuk
Round 1 · Arizona St.
#25
WR
78%
FAIR
C
2019
Nick Bosa
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#2
DE
86%
FAIR
C
2019
Deebo Samuel
Round 2 · South Carolina
#36
WR
128%
FAIR
B
2019
Jalen Hurd
Round 3 · Baylor
#67
WR
0%
BUST
F
2018
Mike McGlinchey
Round 1 · Notre Dame
#9
T
87%
FAIR
C
2018
Dante Pettis
Round 2 · Washington
#44
WR
25%
BUST
D
2018
Fred Warner
Round 3 · BYU
#70
OLB
318%
HIT
A
2018
Tarvarius Moore
Round 3 · Southern Miss
#95
S
67%
FAIR
C
2017
Solomon Thomas
Round 1 · Stanford
#3
DE
43%
FAIR
C
2017
Reuben Foster
Round 1 · Alabama
#31
LB
29%
BUST
D
2017
Ahkello Witherspoon
Round 3 · Colorado
#66
CB
93%
FAIR
C
2017
C.J. Beathard
Round 3 · Iowa
#104
QB
22%
BUST
D
2016
DeForest Buckner
Round 1 · Oregon
#7
DE
134%
FAIR
B
2016
Joshua Garnett
Round 1 · Stanford
#28
G
19%
BUST
F
2016
Will Redmond
Round 3 · Mississippi St.
#68
CB
16%
BUST
F
2015
Arik Armstead
Round 1 · Oregon
#17
DT
113%
FAIR
C
2015
Jaquiski Tartt
Round 2 · Samford
#46
S
89%
FAIR
C
2015
Eli Harold
Round 3 · Virginia
#79
OLB
78%
FAIR
C
2014
Jimmie Ward
Round 1 · Northern Illinois
#30
DB
109%
FAIR
C
2014
Carlos Hyde
Round 2 · Ohio St.
#57
RB
110%
FAIR
C
2014
Marcus Martin
Round 3 · USC
#70
C
50%
FAIR
C
2014
Chris Borland
Round 3 · Wisconsin
#77
LB
29%
BUST
D
2014
Brandon Thomas
Round 3 · Clemson
#100
OL
0%
BUST
F
2013
Eric Reid
Round 1 · LSU
#18
DB
105%
FAIR
C
2013
Tank Carradine
Round 2 · Florida St.
#40
DE
17%
BUST
F
2013
Vance McDonald
Round 2 · Rice
#55
TE
142%
FAIR
B
2013
Corey Lemonier
Round 3 · Auburn
#88
DE
30%
BUST
D
2012
A.J. Jenkins
Round 1 · Illinois
#30
WR
8%
BUST
F
2012
LaMichael James
Round 2 · Oregon
#61
RB
8%
BUST
F
2011
Aldon Smith
Round 1 · Missouri
#7
DE
65%
FAIR
C
2011
Colin Kaepernick
Round 2 · Nevada
#36
QB
71%
FAIR
C
2011
Chris Culliver
Round 3 · South Carolina
#80
DB
52%
FAIR
C
2010
Anthony Davis
Round 1 · Rutgers
#11
T
51%
FAIR
C
2010
Mike Iupati
Round 1 · Idaho
#17
G
178%
HIT
B
2010
Taylor Mays
Round 2 · USC
#49
DB
31%
BUST
D
2010
NaVorro Bowman
Round 3 · Penn St.
#91
LB
334%
HIT
A
2009
Michael Crabtree
Round 1 · Texas Tech
#10
WR
118%
FAIR
C
2009
Glen Coffee
Round 3 · Alabama
#74
RB
7%
BUST
F
2008
Kentwan Balmer
Round 1 · North Carolina
#29
DT
26%
BUST
D
2008
Chilo Rachal
Round 2 · USC
#39
G
64%
FAIR
C
2008
Reggie Smith
Round 3 · Oklahoma
#75
DB
43%
FAIR
C
2007
Patrick Willis
Round 1 · Mississippi
#11
LB
201%
HIT
A
2007
Joe Staley
Round 1 · Central Michigan
#28
T
237%
HIT
A
2007
Jason Hill
Round 3 · Washington St.
#76
WR
49%
FAIR
C
2007
Ray McDonald
Round 3 · Florida
#97
DE
194%
HIT
B
2006
Vernon Davis
Round 1 · Maryland
#6
TE
140%
FAIR
B
2006
Manny Lawson
Round 1 · North Carolina St.
#22
DE
119%
FAIR
C
2006
Brandon Williams
Round 3 · Wisconsin
#84
WR
14%
BUST
F
2005
Alex Smith
Round 1 · Utah
#1
QB
149%
FAIR
B
2005
David Baas
Round 2 · Michigan
#33
G
108%
FAIR
C
2005
Frank Gore
Round 3 · Miami (FL)
#65
RB
392%
HIT
A
2005
Adam Snyder
Round 3 · Oregon
#94
T
203%
HIT
A
2004
Rashaun Woods
Round 1 · Oklahoma St.
#31
WR
4%
BUST
F
2004
Justin Smiley
Round 2 · Alabama
#46
G
107%
FAIR
C
2004
Shawntae Spencer
Round 2 · Pittsburgh
#58
DB
125%
FAIR
B
2004
Derrick Hamilton
Round 3 · Clemson
#77
WR
1%
BUST
F
2003
Kwame Harris
Round 1 · Stanford
#26
T
60%
FAIR
C
2003
Anthony Adams
Round 2 · Penn St.
#57
DT
117%
FAIR
C
2003
Andrew Williams
Round 3 · Miami (FL)
#89
DE
5%
BUST
F
2002
Mike Rumph
Round 1 · Miami (FL)
#27
DB
24%
BUST
D
2002
Saleem Rasheed
Round 3 · Alabama
#69
LB
20%
BUST
D
2001
Andre Carter
Round 1 · California
#7
DE
128%
FAIR
B
2001
Jamie Winborn
Round 2 · Vanderbilt
#47
LB
68%
FAIR
C
2001
Kevan Barlow
Round 3 · Pittsburgh
#80
RB
92%
FAIR
C
2000
Julian Peterson
Round 1 · Michigan St.
#16
LB
178%
HIT
B
2000
Ahmed Plummer
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#24
DB
79%
FAIR
C
2000
John Engelberger
Round 2 · Virginia Tech
#35
DE
102%
FAIR
C
2000
Jason Webster
Round 2 · Texas A&M
#48
DB
111%
FAIR
C
2000
Giovanni Carmazzi
Round 3 · Hofstra
#65
QB
0%
BUST
F
2000
Jeff Ulbrich
Round 3 · Hawaii
#86
LB
164%
HIT
B
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San Francisco 49ers draft history, graded

At DraftLedger's default 40% bust line, the 49ers grade F for their first-three-round picks from 2000 through 2025, ranking #31 of 32 teams. Of 88 picks, 13% were hits (at least 150% of what the slot usually produces) and 36% were busts. Move the bust line on the page above to see the ranking change.

Best picks for the slot: Frank Gore, Fred Warner, Joe Staley, Patrick Willis. Biggest misses: Trey Lance, Rashaun Woods, A.J. Jenkins, Solomon Thomas.

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