Ran CarthonApr 17, 2026
In a CBS mock draft, the 49ers front office staffer had San Francisco selecting Oregon tight end Kenyan Saddiq in the first round.
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he had the forty niners selecting Kenyan Saddiq, the tight end out of Oregon, in that first round
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Mock Draft PicksKenyon SadiqSan Francisco 49ers
Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 16100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Kenyon Sadiq
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 16
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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