The Defiant Takes Football staff put together a three-round mock draft. Here’s a look and the San Francisco 49ers draft picks in the first three rounds, including a trade-up. Keep reading for the full three-round mock draft, and continue to scroll down to find out the Staff GMs for each NFL team.
San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round 2 Pick 54: Wanya Morris – OT – Oklahoma
TRADE: 49ers receive pick 54, Chargers receiver picks 99, 155, and a 2024 second-round pick.
The 2023 San Francisco 49ers draft picks do not begin until round three with pick 99. With that, it felt important to trade up and get a solid offensive tackle. When looking at how many teams were still ahead of them, Morris was not going to fall to 99. Morris is a highly athletic tackle, and even if he does not start right away, the 49ers could use him.
This San Francisco 49ers draft pick played most of his snaps at right tackle, which is perfect for the Niners. According to Pro Football Focus, Morris only allowed two sacks in 2022, with an overall grade of 76.6. Morris can be just the San Francisco 49ers draft pick the team was looking for.
Round 3 Pick 101: KJ Henry – ED – Clemson
With no more trades, the next San Francisco 49ers draft pick is in round three with pick 101. With this pick, the 49ers select KJ Henry, the edge rusher from Clemson. Originally the plan with this pick was to take Zach Harrison from Ohio State, but he was taken by the Washington Commanders.
While this may not be the original pick for the team, this San Francisco 49ers draft pick is still a solid grab. Henry spent five years with Clemson, playing 14 games in 2022. This past season, Henry had 51 combined tackles, 26 of which were solo, nine tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks, according to Sports Reference. He also had six pass deflections, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. He may not be a first-round pick, but Henery can do very well with the current San Francisco defensive line.
Round 3 Pick 102: Ji’Ayir Brown – S – Penn State
There was a toss-up between going tight end or defensive back. Once Zach Kuntz was taken off the board, the San Francisco 49ers draft pick went to Ji’Ayir Brown, a safety from Penn State. In 2022, Brown had three pass deflections and four interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, according to Sports Reference. Brown also had a fumble recovery for a touchdown in 2022.
This San Francisco 49ers draft pick is a solid and athletic player whose draft stock continues to rise. The team has the last pick in the third round but has done well in the past with later draft picks.
The Three-Round DTF Staff Mock Draft
1. CAR: CJ Stroud, QB Ohio State (Film Breakdown)
2. HOU: Bryce Young, QB Alabama (Film Breakdown)
3. ARI: Will Anderson Jr., ED Alabama (Film Breakdown)
4. IND: Anthony Richardson, QB Florida (Film Breakdown)
5. SEA: Jalen Carter, IDL Georgia (Film Breakdown)
6. DET: Tyree Wilson, ED Texas Tech (Film Breakdown)
7. LV: Christian Gonzalez, CB Oregon (Film Breakdown)
8. ATL: Devon Witherspoon, CB Illinois
9. CHI: Peter Skoronski, OT Northwestern
10. PHI: Nolan Smith, ED Georgia (Film Breakdown)
11. TEN: Broderick Jones, OT Georgia (Film Breakdown)
12. HOU: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR Ohio State (Film Breakdown)
13. LAC: Jordan Addison, WR USC (Film Breakdown)
14. NE: Paris Johnson Jr., OT Ohio State (Film Breakdown)
15. NYJ: Darnell Wright, OT Tennessee (Film Breakdown)
16. WAS: Brian Branch, DB Alabama
17. PIT: Dawand Jones, OT Ohio State (Film Breakdown)
18. DET: Quentin Johnston, WR TCU (Film Breakdown)
19. TB: O’Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida
20. SEA: Michael Mayer, TE Notre Dame (Film Breakdown)
21. GB: Myles Murphy, ED Clemson (Film Breakdown)
22. BAL: Joey Porter Jr., CB Penn State
23. MIN: Will Levis, QB, Kentucky (Film Breakdown)
24. JAC: Kelee Ringo, CB Georgia
25. NYG: Bijan Robinson, RB Texas (Film Breakdown)
26. DAL: Steve Avila, G TCU
27. BUF: Jack Campbell, LB Iowa (Film Breakdown)
28. CIN: Dalton Kincaid, TE Utah
29. NO: Lukas Van Ness, ED Iowa (Film Breakdown)
30. PHI: Calijah Kancey, IDL Pitt
31. KC: Anton Harrison, OT Oklahoma
32. PIT: Mazi Smith, IDL Michigan
33. HOU: Jahmyr Gibbs, RB Alabama
34. ARI: Deonte Banks, CB Maryland
35. IND: Cam Smith, CB South Carolina
36. LAR: Emmanuel Forbes, CB Mississippi State
37. SEA: Daiyan Henley, LB Washington State
38. LV: Bryan Bresee, IDL Clemson (Film Breakdown)
39. CAR: Darnell Washington, TE Georgia (Film Breakdown)
40. NO: Zay Flowers, WR Boston College (Film Breakdown)
41. TEN: Josh Downs, WR North Carolina (Film Breakdown)
42. GB: Cedric Tillman, WR Tennessee
43. CHI: Jalin Hyatt, WR Tennessee (Film Breakdown)
44. ATL: Adetomiwa Adebawore, ED Northwestern
45. GB: Cody Mauch, G North Dakota State
46. NE: Tuli Tuipulotu, ED USC
47. WAS: John Michael Schmitz, C Minnesota
48. NYJ: Joe Tippmann, C Wisconsin
49. ARI: Matthew Bergeron, OT Syracuse
50. TB: Jaelyn Duncan, OT Maryland
51. MIA: Sam LaPorta, TE Iowa
52. SEA: Luke Wypler, C Ohio State
53, DET: Julius Brents, CB Kansas State
54. SF: Wanya Morris, OT Oklahoma
55. DET: Keanu Benton, IDL Wisconsin
56. JAC: Felix Anudike-Uzomah, ED Kansas State
57. NYG: Andrew Vorhees, G USC
58. DAL: Will McDonald, ED Iowa State
59. BUF: Luke Musgrave, TE Oregon State
60. CIN: Clark Phillips III, CB Utah
61. CHI: Siaki Ika, IDL Baylor
62. LV: Hendon Hooker, QB Tennessee
63. KC: Marvin Mims Jr., WR Oklahoma
64. CHI: BJ Ojulari, ED LSU (Film Breakdown)
65. HOU: Derick Hall, ED Auburn
66. ARI: Keion White, ED Georgia Tech
67. DEN: Tyrique Stevenson, CB Miami
68. CLE: Tyler Scott, WR Cincinnati
69. LAR: Tyler Steen, OT Alabama
70. PIT: DJ Turner, CB Michigan
71. NO: Drew Sanders, LB Arkansas
72. TEN: Michael Wilson, WR Stanford
73. HOU: Jammie Robinson, S Florida State
74. DEN: Jordan Battle, S Alabama
75. ATL: Tank Dell, WR Houston
76. ATL: Isaiah Foskey, ED Notre Dame
77. LAR: Eli Ricks, CB Alabama
78. GB: JL Skinner, S Boise State
79. IND: Isaiah McGuire, ED Missouri
80. PHI: Trenton Simpson, LB Clemson (Film Breakdown)
81. DET: Dorian Williams, LB Tulane
82. TB: Tank Bigsby, RB Auburn
83. DEN: Rashee Rice, WR SMU
84. PHI: Jartavius Martin, CB Illinois
85. GB: Luke Schoonmaker, TE Michigan
86. DEN: Zach Charbonnet, RB UCLA (Film Breakdown)
87. MIN: Gervon Dexter, IDL Florida
88. JAC: Chandler Zavala, G NC State
89. DEN: Byron Young, ED Tennessee
90. DAL: Tyjae Spears, RB Tulane
91. BUF: Colby Wooden, ED Missouri
92. CIN: Antonio Johnson, S Texas A&M
93. CAR: Devon Achane, RB Texas A&M
94. PHI: Moro Ojomo, IDL Texas
95. KC: Blake Freeland, OT BYU
96. Nick Herbig, ED Wisconsin
97. WAS: Zach Harrison, ED Ohio State
98. DEN: Kayshon Boutte, WR LSU
99. LAC: DeWayne McBride, RB UAB
100. LV: Zach Kuntz, TE Old Dominion
101. SF: KJ Henry, ED Clemson
102. SF: Ji’Ayir Brown, S Penn State
Staff Mock Draft Team GMs:
BUF: Jamie Malloy
MIA: Taylor Tilley
NE: Kevin Perry
NYJ: Max Dean
CIN: Shane Carter
BAL: Kyle Starrett
PIT: Matthew Brown
CLE: Kyron Samuels
JAC: Reagan Harris
TEN: Kyron Samuels
IND: Noah Ashley
HOU: Jon Deakins
KC: Tyla Wright
LAC: Max Dean
LV: Isabel Villa
DEN: Brison Owens
PHI: Kyle Starrett
DAL: Shane Carter
NYG: Jordan Ramos
WAS: Nick Merriam
MIN: Greg Simbeck
DET: Ben Bosscher
GB: Matthew Brown
CHI: Max Dean
TB: Kyron Samuels
NO: Tyler Eschette
CAR: Max Dean
ATL: Tre’Shon Diaz
SF: Angela Miele
SEA: Julie Miller
LAR: Kyron Samuels
ARI: Sam Goodman
