San Francisco 49ers: 2018 NFL Draft grades for Day 3 picks
The San Francisco 49ers continued to build the secondary as well as the defensive line on the final day of the draft, here we grade their selections.
Defense was the order of day three for the San Francisco 49ers, who used four of their final five selections to fill out the secondary and the defensive line. The 49ers added a pair of players in the trenches and improved their depth at both cornerback and safety.
Fittingly, for a team coached by Kyle Shanahan, the last pick was spent on a smaller, speedy receiver to give a high-powered offense helmed by Jimmy Garoppolo even more options.
Here we evaluate and grade their selections from the final day in Dallas.
Kentavius Street, DL, NC State (128th overall)
Street will likely redshirt his first year after tearing his ACL in the pre-draft process. Taking players with torn ACLs will be a grim reminder of the Trent Baalke era for 49ers fans, their former GM whiffing on a number of players to have suffered the same injury in a number of drafts.
Whether Street succeeds will obviously depend on his recovery and the 49ers finding a fit for him. He lacks the arm length and quickness for edge work but boasts power that suggests he could play inside as a 3-technique if he can add to his 280-pound frame.
Kentavius Street is a 6'2, 280-pound versatile pass rusher on the edge and up the middle. He has medical concerns but check out his closing speed on this clip. Could be a nice rotational piece for the 49ershttps://t.co/b8FuGfFRkU
— Kevin Jones (@Mr_KevinJones) April 28, 2018
With 15.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks in his last two seasons, Street has at least delivered production to suggest he can be a disruptor in the backfield when he does see the field.
Given the Eagles success with a three-deep rotation on the defensive line, there is value in continuing to add to the trenches and Street has potential to be a solid rotational player behind the likes of DeForest Buckner and Solomon Thomas.
Grade: C