John Lynch Draft History and Grades
9 draft classes, 2017-2025. Every pick graded against its slot.
The answer
John Lynch has made 77 picks. 25 became starters and 8 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: +2.0, league average -7.6. That ranks 2 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.
Best at quarterbacks (+28.0 vs league on 4 picks) and T (+24.5 vs league on 4 picks).
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By position
Draft Value Added compares each pick's peak season to what that draft slot usually produces. Click a position to see those picks in the explorer.
| Pos | Picks | Starters | Busts | Hit | DVA/pick | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 13 | 4 | 2 | 60% | +2.3 | +8.2 vs league |
| CB | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38% | -2.6 | +8.3 vs league |
| DT | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57% | +10.0 | +19.6 vs league |
| RB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 60% | +4.4 | +5.8 vs league |
| OL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20% | -10.1 | +0.8 vs league |
| LB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.5 | +8.8 vs league |
| S | 5 | 2 | 1 | 60% | +2.3 | +2.6 vs league |
| TE | 5 | 1 | 1 | 40% | +5.8 | +3.1 vs league |
| QB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33% | +5.7 | +28.0 vs league |
| DB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 75% | +6.5 | +18.4 vs league |
| OLB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50% | +4.9 | +12.3 vs league |
| T | 4 | 2 | 0 | 75% | +18.1 | +24.5 vs league |
| DE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | -27.3 | too few to judge |
| DL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | +2.7 | too few to judge |
| SAF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -41.9 | too few to judge |
| K | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | too few to judge |
| P | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | too few to judge |
Best and worst picks
Best value
- Brock Purdy (QB, R7 2022) +75 DVA
- Jauan Jennings (WR, R7 2020) +53 DVA
- Kalia Davis (DT, R6 2022) +53 DVA
Worst value
- Solomon Thomas (DE, R1 2017) -64 DVA
- Jalen Hurd (WR, R3 2019) -59 DVA
- Reuben Foster (LB, R1 2017) -59 DVA
Tenure
- 49ers: 2017-present
Whoever was in the chair on draft day owns that class. Our pick window starts in 2012, so earlier classes are not counted.
Every pick
19 picks are from the last two drafts and still developing.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | School | DVA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | R1, #11 | Mykel Williams | DL | Georgia | +2.7 | developing |
| 2025 | R2, #43 | Alfred Collins | DT | Texas | -22.6 | developing |
| 2025 | R3, #75 | Nick Martin | LB | Oklahoma St. | - | developing |
| 2025 | R3, #100 | Upton Stout | CB | Western Kentucky | -39.6 | developing |
| 2025 | R4, #113 | CJ West | DT | Indiana | -30.7 | developing |
| 2025 | R4, #138 | Jordan Watkins | WR | Mississippi | - | developing |
| 2025 | R5, #147 | Jordan James | RB | Oregon | - | developing |
| 2025 | R5, #160 | Marques Sigle | SAF | Kansas St. | -41.9 | developing |
| 2025 | R7, #227 | Kurtis Rourke | QB | Indiana | - | developing |
| 2025 | R7, #249 | Connor Colby | OL | Iowa | -13.8 | developing |
| 2025 | R7, #252 | Junior Bergen | WR | Montana | - | developing |
| 2024 | R1, #31 | Ricky Pearsall | WR | Florida | -10.5 | starter |
| 2024 | R2, #64 | Renardo Green | DB | Florida St. | +16.5 | starter |
| 2024 | R3, #86 | Dominick Puni | OL | Kansas | -11.5 | starter |
| 2024 | R4, #124 | Malik Mustapha | DB | Wake Forest | +28.4 | starter |
| 2024 | R4, #129 | Isaac Guerendo | RB | Louisville | +20.2 | developing |
| 2024 | R4, #135 | Jacob Cowing | WR | Arizona | - | developing |
| 2024 | R6, #215 | Jarrett Kingston | OL | USC | - | developing |
| 2024 | R7, #251 | Tatum Bethune | LB | Florida St. | +44.9 | developing |
| 2023 | R3, #87 | Ji'Ayir Brown | S | Penn St. | +2.2 | starter |
| 2023 | R3, #99 | Jake Moody | K | Michigan | - | backup |
| 2023 | R3, #101 | Cameron Latu | TE | Alabama | -41.4 | bust |
| 2023 | R5, #155 | Darrell Luter | CB | South Alabama | -29.9 | active |
| 2023 | R5, #173 | Robert Beal | OLB | Georgia | -26.2 | active |
| 2023 | R6, #216 | Dee Winters | LB | TCU | -10.3 | backup |
| 2023 | R7, #247 | Brayden Willis | TE | Oklahoma | -13.2 | active |
| 2023 | R7, #253 | Ronnie Bell | WR | Michigan | -17.8 | active |
| 2023 | R7, #255 | Jalen Graham | S | Purdue | -9.9 | active |
| 2022 | R2, #61 | Drake Jackson | OLB | USC | +32.5 | active |
| 2022 | R3, #93 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | LSU | -49.5 | bust |
| 2022 | R3, #105 | Danny Gray | WR | SMU | -40.5 | bust |
| 2022 | R4, #134 | Spencer Burford | OL | Texas-San Antonio | +18.0 | starter |
| 2022 | R5, #172 | Samuel Womack | CB | Toledo | -17.1 | backup |
| 2022 | R6, #187 | Nick Zakelj | OL | Fordham | -23.4 | active |
| 2022 | R6, #220 | Kalia Davis | DT | Central Florida | +53.1 | backup |
| 2022 | R6, #221 | Tariq Castro-Fields | CB | Penn St. | -16.6 | active |
| 2022 | R7, #262 | Brock Purdy | QB | Iowa St. | +74.6 | starter |
| 2021 | R1, #3 | Trey Lance | QB | North Dakota St. | -41.0 | bust |
| 2021 | R2, #48 | Aaron Banks | OL | Notre Dame | -19.8 | starter |
| 2021 | R3, #88 | Trey Sermon | RB | Ohio St. | -23.3 | backup |
| 2021 | R3, #102 | Ambry Thomas | DB | Michigan | +0.6 | backup |
| 2021 | R5, #155 | Jaylon Moore | T | Western Michigan | +18.0 | backup |
| 2021 | R5, #172 | Deommodore Lenoir | CB | Oregon | +43.4 | starter |
| 2021 | R5, #180 | Talanoa Hufanga | S | USC | +52.3 | starter |
| 2021 | R6, #194 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | Louisiana | +39.3 | starter |
| 2020 | R1, #14 | Javon Kinlaw | DT | South Carolina | -5.4 | starter |
| 2020 | R1, #25 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | Arizona St. | +21.0 | starter |
| 2020 | R5, #153 | Colton McKivitz | T | West Virginia | +18.9 | starter |
| 2020 | R6, #190 | Charlie Woerner | TE | Georgia | -6.1 | backup |
| 2020 | R7, #217 | Jauan Jennings | WR | Tennessee | +53.2 | starter |
| 2019 | R1, #2 | Nick Bosa | DE | Ohio St. | +9.4 | starter |
| 2019 | R2, #36 | Deebo Samuel | WR | South Carolina | +25.4 | starter |
| 2019 | R3, #67 | Jalen Hurd | WR | Baylor | -59.1 | bust |
| 2019 | R4, #110 | Mitch Wishnowsky | P | Utah | - | backup |
| 2019 | R5, #148 | Dre Greenlaw | LB | Arkansas | +34.0 | starter |
| 2019 | R6, #176 | Kaden Smith | TE | Stanford | +37.5 | backup |
| 2019 | R6, #183 | Justin Skule | T | Vanderbilt | +40.8 | backup |
| 2019 | R6, #198 | Tim Harris | CB | Virginia | -31.2 | active |
| 2018 | R1, #9 | Mike McGlinchey | T | Notre Dame | -5.1 | starter |
| 2018 | R2, #44 | Dante Pettis | WR | Washington | +8.9 | backup |
| 2018 | R3, #70 | Fred Warner | OLB | BYU | +33.7 | starter |
| 2018 | R3, #95 | Tarvarius Moore | S | Southern Miss | -41.7 | bust |
| 2018 | R4, #128 | Kentavius Street | DT | North Carolina St. | +4.0 | backup |
| 2018 | R5, #142 | D.J. Reed | CB | Kansas St. | +47.2 | starter |
| 2018 | R6, #184 | Marcell Harris | S | Florida | +8.6 | backup |
| 2018 | R7, #223 | Jullian Taylor | DT | Temple | +21.5 | active |
| 2018 | R7, #240 | Richie James | WR | Middle Tenn. St. | +37.5 | backup |
| 2017 | R1, #3 | Solomon Thomas | DE | Stanford | -64.0 | bust |
| 2017 | R1, #31 | Reuben Foster | LB | Alabama | -58.7 | bust |
| 2017 | R3, #66 | Ahkello Witherspoon | CB | Colorado | +23.2 | starter |
| 2017 | R3, #104 | C.J. Beathard | QB | Iowa | -16.6 | backup |
| 2017 | R4, #121 | Joe Williams | RB | Utah | +35.3 | released |
| 2017 | R5, #146 | George Kittle | TE | Iowa | +52.2 | starter |
| 2017 | R5, #177 | Trent Taylor | WR | Louisiana Tech | +5.0 | backup |
| 2017 | R6, #198 | D.J. Jones | DT | Mississippi | +50.3 | backup |
| 2017 | R6, #202 | Pita Taumoepenu | OLB | Utah | -20.4 | active |
| 2017 | R7, #229 | Adrian Colbert | DB | Miami (FL) | -19.4 | starter |
Questions
How good is John Lynch at drafting?
John Lynch has 25 starters and 8 busts from 77 picks, with a hit rate of 51% and +2.0 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.
How good is John Lynch at evaluating wide receivers?
John Lynch has drafted 13 wide receivers: 4 starters, 2 busts, +2.3 DVA per pick. That is 8.2 points above the league average for wide receivers.
How good is John Lynch at evaluating cornerbacks?
John Lynch has drafted 8 cornerbacks: 3 starters, 0 busts, -2.6 DVA per pick. That is 8.3 points above the league average for cornerbacks.
How good is John Lynch at evaluating defensive tackles?
John Lynch has drafted 7 defensive tackles: 1 starters, 0 busts, +10.0 DVA per pick. That is 19.6 points above the league average for defensive tackles.