This is the last post in looking back at the players that could be slotted in each of these rounds as well as some of the guys that could be good fits for the 49ers.
Yesterday, we looked at the 3rd and 4th rounds and the players that may be a good fit should they be around. The later rounds are perhaps about as easy to predict as picking winning lotto numbers for a multi-million dollar jackpot. Okay, okay... maybe not that hard, but it's definitely not easy.
There's been players in each draft that pan out to be better than a majority of first round talent. Though it's not common, it makes you wonder what the heck scouts were looking at in their evaluations of those players. Maybe they had character or injury issues. Maybe they had a horrible off season leading up to the draft... there are a multitude of possible reasons, but it just goes to show that even guys who are paid to scout talent, don't always hit the nail on the head either.
Similar to yesterday, I'd like to display the picks in rounds 5 though 7 in the last decade to see how well the Niners have done from then to present.
2001
No 5th round selection
Cedrick Wilson - Wide Receiver - Tennessee - 6th Round
Rashad Holman - Cornerback - Louisville - 6th Round
Menson Holloway - Defensive End - UTEP - 6th Round
Alex Lincoln - Linebacker - Auburn - 7th Round
Eric Johnson - Tight End - Yale - 7th Round
2002
Brandon Doman - Quarterback - BYU - 5th Round
John Shaw - Defensive End - Michigan State - 5th Round
Mark Anelli - Tight End - Wisconsin - 6th Round
Eric Heitmann - Center - Stanford - 7th Round
Kyle Kosier - Tackle - Arizona State - 7th Round
Teddy Gaines - Defensive Back - Tennessee - 7th Round
2003
Aaron Walker - Tight End - Florida - 5th Round
Arnaz Battle - Wide Receiver - Notre Dame - 6th Round
Ken Dorsey - Quarterback - Miami - 7th Round
2004
No 5th round selection
Andy Lee - Punter - Pittsburgh - 6th Round
Keith Lewis - Safety - Oregon - 6th Round
Cody Pickett - Quarterback - Washington - 7th Round
Christian Ferrara - Defensive End - Syracuse - 7th Round
2005
Ronald Fields - Defensive Tackle - Mississippi State - 5th Round
Rasheed Marshall - Wide Receiver - West Virginia - 5th Round
Derrick Johnson - Cornerback - Washington - 6th Round
Daven Holly - Cornerback - Cincinnati - 7th Round
Marcus Maxwell - Wide Receiver - Oregon - 7th Round
Patrick Estes - Tight End - Virginia - 7th Round
Billy Bajema - Tight End - Oklahoma State - 7th Round
2006
Parys Haralson - Outside Linebacker - Tennessee - 5th Round
Delanie Walker - Tight End - C. Missouri State - 6th Round
Marcus Hudson - Safety - NC State - 6th Round
Melvin Oliver - Defensive End - LSU - 6th Round
Vickiel Vaughn - Safety - Arkansas - 7th Round
2007
Tarell Brown - Cornerback - Texas - 5th Round
Thomas Clayton - Running Back - Kansas State - 6th Round
No 7th round selection
2008
5th round selection forfeited for tampering charges
Josh Morgan - Wide Receiver - Virginia Tech - 6th Round
Larry Grant - Linebacker - Ohio State - 7th Round
2009
Scott McKillop - Linebacker - Pittsburgh - 5th Round
Nate Davis - Quarterback - Ball State - 5th Round
Bear Pascoe - Tight End - Fresno State - 6th Round
Curtis Taylor - Safety - LSU - 7th Round
Ricky Jean-Francois - Defensive Tackle - LSU - 7th Round
2010
No 5th round selection
Anthony Dixon - Running Back - Mississippi State - 6th Round
Nate Byham - Tight End - Pittsburgh - 6th Round
Kyle Williams - Wide Receiver - Arizona State - 6th Round
Phillip Adams - Cornerback - SC State - 7th Round
The shortlist of potential 5th rounders
Pat Devlin - Quarterback - Delaware
Richard Sherman - Cornerback - Stanford
Wayne Daniels - Outside Linebacker - TCU
David Carter - Defensive End - UCLA
Derrick Locke - Running Back - Kentucky
The shortlist of potential 6th rounders
Tyrod Taylor - Quarterback - Virginia Tech
Jalil Brown - Cornerback - Colorado
Brian Duncan - Outside Linebacker - Texas Tech
Corbin Bryant - Defensive End - Northwestern
Tori Gurley - Wide Receiver - South Carolina
The shortlist of potential 7th rounders
Ben Chappell - Quarterback - Indiana
Jason Teague - Cornerback - TCU
Jonathan Freeny - Outside Linebacker - Rutgers
Frank Kearse - Defensive End - Alabama A&M
Chad Spann - Running Back - Northern Illinois
Summary: As you notice, it's not a very common trend (with the 49ers at least) that talent is found in these later rounds; although the verdict is still out on the last couple of drafts. Trent Baalke seemed to have done a fairly decent job at finding some late round talent. There wasn't a single 49er that got cut from last years draft. With that said, let's hear some of the later round guys that you all would like to see suiting up in red and gold next season.