The San Francisco 49ers added Kaelon Black at No. 90, snagging a compact, 211-pound hammer who pairs a 79.6 PFF Rushing Grade with the elite functional strength to rack up 27 reps on the bench press. Black is an efficiency monster who posted 3.63 Yards After Contact per attempt for the national champion Hoosiers, proving he possesses the rugged 96th-percentile durability and short-area explosion—verified by a 1.53-second 10-yard split—to potentially thrive in Kyle Shanahan’s zone-heavy scheme.
In dynasty formats, this selection raises the fantasy value of Black, who is the NFL Draft’s RB3, with Day 3 yet to come and more running backs to come off the board.
After recording 1,040 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on 186...