With seven selections, the 49ers rounded out their draft class. How did they do?
The San Francisco 49ers finished the NFL draft on Saturday with seven selections on day three. Mykel Williams, Alfred Collins, Nick Martin, and Upton Stout rounded out the 49ers’ first two days through three rounds.
How did the 49ers do with their other seven selections?
Pro Football Focus was unkind to the 49ers’ draft, with a grade of D for the class.
But what did PFF think of the 49ers’ third day?
Each day three pick fell into a range from below average to elite.
113. San Francisco 49ers: DI CJ West, Indiana
Pick Grade: Above Average
After starting three years at Kent State, where he was a dominant force up the middle, West transferred to Indiana for his final season and the transition was seamless. Against Big Ten competition, West sported a career-high 88.1 PFF run-defense grade while still maintaining above-average pass rush skills with 27 pressures, also a career high.
138. San Francisco 49ers (comp. pick): WR Jordan Watkins, Mississippi
Pick Grade: Below Average
Watkins played 29.3% of his snaps in 2024 in the slot, so the 49ers can move him around. He is also a good special teams player and punt returner. The Ole Miss product averaged 8.1 yards per punt return and has one punt return touchdown to his name.
147. San Francisco 49ers (via Saints): RB Jordan James, Oregon
Pick Grade: Average
With the loss of Jordan Mason in the offseason, the 49ers needed to fill out some depth behind Christian McCaffrey and Isaac Guerendo. Jordan James has provided elite production for the Ducks over the last two seasons, posting a PFF rushing grade of 94.8 in 2023 and 90.9 in 2024. Pass blocking has been an issue for him, though, as he recorded a grade of 43.9 in 2024.
160. San Francisco 49ers (via Minnesota Vikings): S Marques Sigle, Kansas State
Pick Grade: Below Average
Sigle projects as a nickel cornerback who isn’t afraid to play physical against the run. Last season, Sigle posted a career-best 85.2 run-defense grade.
227. San Francisco 49ers: QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
Pick Grade: Average
Rourke has plenty of starting experience but lacks top-end physical attributes, so he best projects as a backup quarterback. He finished the 2024 season with an elite 90.2 PFF passing grade.
249. San Francisco 49ers (comp. pick): G Connor Colby, Iowa
Pick Grade: Good
Colby’s write-up in the PFF Draft Guide calls him “potentially valuable depth in a Shanahan-style outside zone scheme,” and now he finds himself in exactly that. He brings plenty of experience with four years of starting experience, primarily at right guard. He earned a career-best 77.1 PFF overall grade in 2024.
252. San Francisco 49ers (comp. pick): WR Junior Bergen, Montana
Pick Grade: Average
Bergen put up more than 500 receiving yards in each of the past two seasons with Montana, forcing 17 missed tackles after the catch and averaging more than 6 yards after the catch per reception since 2023.
Funny enough, the 49ers best value on day three was the only pick used on an offensive lineman. Time will tell what the eventual grade will be for the draft class. One thing is very clear: the 49ers board is far apart from the “consensus” board.