3 round mock draft: The 49ers shouldn’t completely forget about the offensive line

After months of speculation, we have finally reached the 2025 NFL Draft.

The San Francisco 49ers haven’t been impervious to that speculation, with rumors in the last week that the 49ers are looking to either move up, move back, or stand pat, which doesn’t give any insight whatsoever. It seems the prevailing theory is that San Francisco will stick and pick at 11, but even then, there have been about a dozen names the 49ers have been connected to.

From Mason Graham to Walter Nolen to Daniel Jeremiah selecting Grey Zabel in his final mock draft on Wednesday. But all of those theories will come to a head on Thursday night when the 49ers finally make the selection.

So what will the 49ers do at pick 11 (and the next couple of rounds after)? I used Pro Football Focus to do a three-round mock of what San Francisco should do on the first two days of the draft.

Before we get to San Francisco’s first pick, however, here’s how the top ten selections went so you know how the board fell to the 49ers, at least according to PFF:

The San Francisco 49ers are on the clock:

Round 1, pick 11: OT Armand Membou, Missouri

I would prefer the 49ers to address the defensive side of the trenches, but Membou is just too good to pass on. While his size suggests he could be a guard, he has the potential to be a long-term starting tackle. Membou only played right tackle at Missouri, so the 49ers could use him as a short-term fix at left guard before moving him to right tackle once Colton McKivitz’s contract ends after the 2025 season.

The 49ers are about to pay Brock Purdy; Membou would be the best-case scenario option to protect that investment.

Round 2, pick 43: DT Tyleik Williams, Ohio State

The 49ers tried the dual pass-rushers on the interior of the offensive line, and it resulted in the releases of Javon Hargrave and Maliek Collins. Run-stopping needs to be the priority for this defensive line, and there might not be a better option than Williams. The Buckeye will be a project for Kris Kocurek and Robert Saleh to develop in terms of pass-rush ability. Williams has a relentlessness in the run game that could be an essential brick in rebuilding the defensive line.

Round 3, pick 75: LB Chris Paul, Jr., Ole Miss

When the 49ers needed a running mate for the then-emerging Fred Warner in 2019, they turned to an Arkansas Razorback—former Razorback Chris Paul Jr. gives Saleh a chance to repeat history.

Paul played three years at Arkansas before transferring to Mississippi and recording a career-high in tackles, tackles for loss, and sacks. If you refer to Dane Brugler’s “The Beast” draft guide, Paul reads like Greenlaw, with strengths such as “a twitched-up athlete who plays fast and physical” and “plays with a relentless nature that you feel on each tape.”

We saw just how important it is to have a quality player next to Warner last season, and Paul has a play style that the 49ers have taken a chance on before.

Round 3, pick 100: TE Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green

While there is no one-for-one replacement for Deebo Samuel, Fannin’s versatility has to at least intrigue Kyle Shanahan. Fannin had the third-highest lining up out wide among FBS tight ends last season (26.2 percent), while also playing 31 percent of snaps in the slot. Not only is he alignment-versatile, but he has the speed to stretch a defense and has a remarkable ability to collect yards after the catch.

The 49ers used a top-30 visit on Fannin, so it’s possible Shanahan already has a formation or two drawn up for the tight end.

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