Shockwaves in the NFC: Giants Soar with Top Draft Grades While 49ers Plunge into Failure

Kaelon Black also fits the bill for a 49ers reach, going over 100 spots ahead of his big board rank. Black was a committee back in college who sat outside the top 100 runners in yards after contact per attempt in 2025.

Dugger, Cruz Jr., and Willis were all over 100 picks early according to the big board as well. This would be acceptable if the 49ers had a track record of consistently beating the draft. They don’t.

Seattle Seahawks

Draft Grade: C-

Pick 32: Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame
Pick 64: Bud Clark, S, TCU
Pick 99: Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
Pick 148: Beau Stephens, IOL, Iowa
Pick 199: Emmanuel Henderson Jr., WR, Kansas
Pick 236: Andre Fuller, CB, Toledo
Pick 242: Deven Eastern, DT, Minnesota
Pick 255: Michael Dansby, CB, Arizona

I get it. The Seahawks did need to add a running back and this class doesn’t have a third home run hitter after Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price. Price even has some stylistic similarities to Ken Walker, though the latter was extremely productive in college while Price was not. If they wanted a Walker replacement, it was now or never at pick No. 32. Given Price’s limited profile and the low positional value of running back, I think the answer should have been never, even though Price is at least a strong scheme fit at a position of need.