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49ers Full Mock Draft With Trades

March 31, 2026·41 min·4 clips

John Chapman and Wayne Breezy launch a 49ers mock draft with trades, where Wayne plays Kyle Shanahan making final picks.

Mock draft time has arrived. Chapman and Wayne Breezy are loose from the start, with the draft four weeks away, pro days finished, scouting mostly wrapped, and top-30 visits still possibly coming. The board turns toward defense almost right away. Wayne wants the 49ers to spend most of their chances on young defenders, even saying he would use five of six picks there. His logic is blunt enough. If the roster is getting older, draft young defensive players and let them refill the room. Joshua Josephs gets the most interesting discussion. The draw is not only pass-rush spark, but the possibility that he could become a slippery situational edge who does a little of everything for San Francisco, with Leonard Floyd mentioned as the rough model. Romello Hite comes across as a cleaner speed bet. He has a narrower job, but the hosts seem comfortable with that kind of edge profile if the value is right. Mason Rager lands in the same conversation, with Wayne liking the Wisconsin edge as another speed option before the mock has to move on. Then pick 104 shows up. Chapman says he is not trying to move back, and Wayne agrees that one trade is enough to keep the exercise believable. The safety talk is quieter but useful. Genesis Smith and Zaki Wheatley stand out as free-safety options who are not getting much noise despite good combine impressions. Around the football, the room still feels live. There is chat energy, Patreon talk, and closing housekeeping, but the main thread stays clear: a defense-first 49ers mock that does not turn the trade board into chaos. Wayne closes by reminding the Faithful that the draft is coming fast and the channel will keep covering it.

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A trade-back mock that treats each pick like a roster choice.

John Chapman and Wayne Breezy keep this 49ers mock draft tied to roster building, not a pick-by-pick recital. The conversation keeps circling back to defensive end value, edge speed, safety fits, and the logic of moving back for more capital, with a clear tilt toward spending…

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You want a 49ers mock draft that argues trades, defensive ends, and a few under-the-radar names.

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