The 49ers specialize in selecting players that perfectly fit the vision for where they're going as a team. Sadiq is a special talent and will have an All-Pro TE to emulate in George Kittle.

Unlike most general managers, we are going to be honest. The board did not go our way, the seven players we wanted were all gone and we panicked a little and took who we guessed was the best value. Better than taking a defensive back or a raw offensive tackle, right? Parker has the length, power and technique to contribute right away, and while the three-year starter didn't have a great 2025 season, he did show very well at the Senior Bowl. He is very good against the run and had 21.5 career sacks. This pick makes it easier to waive Bryce Huff and save some more salary-cap space to sign an offensive lineman and receiver. Actually, turns out this was a great pick.

I could be wishcasting here, but I've watched Denzel Boston at Washington the last two years and have felt all along that he's a player who would flourish in a Kyle Shanahan offense, so why not just put him in Kyle Shanahan's offense? He's a big body with fantastic hands and is a precise route runner who thrives on the kind of timing routes the 49ers utilize.

The 49ers traded out of Day 1, and I wrote about their Day 2 on Friday night. There were some really confusing picks in this class. I like De'Zhaun Stribling, Kaelon Black and some others, but it seemed like general manager John Lynch went off the board to get the guys he wanted, often way ahead of where they were valued.

The Niners needed to fix their depth more than anything. Last season, injuries gutted the roster. San Francisco went 12-5 and lost in the divisional round, but it was a what-could-have-been kind of season. Nick Bosa (knee) missed 14 games. Fred Warner (ankle) missed 11. Mykel Williams missed the back half of his rookie year with his own knee injury. George Kittle was out six games, and the receiver room took its share of hits (perhaps most notable with Brandon Aiyuk not returning at all and now looking like he'll be headed elsewhere).

On top of all that, Trent Williams is turning 38 years old. He recently agreed to a reworked deal that at least ensures he will be there in 2026, but I had San Francisco looking at the OT class even before the two sides settled on a restructure. The team needs to be thinking ahead.

Stribling has wheels, running a 4.36 in the 40-yard dash, and he accelerates immediately. Black runs through contact with power. Romello Height has burst and bend off the edge. But all three Day 2 players were significant reaches. Stribing was No. 73 on my board, Height was No. 107 and Black was way outside my top 150. Instead of Stribling, San Francisco could have gotten Denzel Boston. Instead of Height, it could have gotten someone like Jaishawn Barham. There were nine RBs available ahead of Black, including some guys with elite speed (Mike Washington Jr.), great hands (Emmett Johnson) and home-run ability (Kaytron Allen).

Day 3 was more of the same, with the exception of their first pick of the day. Gracen Halton jams running backs at the line of scrimmage despite weighing only 293 pounds. He had 10.5 tackles for loss and 16 run stops last season. He should be in the mix for playing time as a 3-technique, and I'm a fan of the value on this pick. But I'm not sure San Francisco did enough otherwise.

It may not be packed with star power, especially after GM John Lynch vacated the first round. But second-round WR De'Zhaun Stribling, third-round DE Romello Height, third-round RB Kaelon Black, fourth-round DT Gracen Halton, fourth-round OT Carver Willis and fourth-round CB Ephesians Prysock all provide valuable depth for a team that dealt with so many injuries last year and — certainly in Black's case — need to help reduce the load on stars like RB Christian McCaffrey. And whether or not those injuries seem like a bad run of luck (or electrical substation exposure), this is a veteran roster that needs fallbacks. Stribling may not catch a ton of balls as a rookie, but if recently signed WR Mike Evans breaks down again...