Last April the 49ers thought they picked a great set of players but it didn’t show in 2009.  WR Michael Crabtree out of Texas Tech was the Niners’ first round pick (#10 overall).  He held out the first five games before quickly moving into the starting line-up with mixed results.  He played in 11 games for the Niners and he caught 48 passes for 625 yards (13.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  His toughness was questioned on more that one occasion as he sometimes had a case of alligator arms.  If he can just man up he will be a good WR in the NFL.  Glen Coffee was selected in the third round (#74 overall) by the Niners out of Alabama.  He served as Frank Gore’s back-up in 2009 but he didn’t look too good.  He played in 14 games for the Niners last season and he carried the ball 83 times for 226 yards (2.7 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Coffee also caught 11 passes for 76 yards (6.9 avg) and he returned 3 kickoffs for 42 yards (14.0 avg) last year.  He will likely have to show a lot of improvement just to make the Niners next season.  5th rounder (#146 overall) Scott McKillop was a solid special teams player for the Niners last season.  The inside linebacker played in all 16 games for the 49ers last season making 19 tackles.  QB Nate Davis out of Ball State was selected in the 5th round (#171) by the 49ers.  He was a longshot to make the team but he made enough progress during the pre-season and training camp to stick all year with them.  He will be the #3 QB for the Niners again next season.  TE Bear Pascoe was picked in the 6th round (#184 overall) out of Fresno State.  He didn’t play a down with the 49ers but he did played in 4 games with the New York Giants catching 1 pass for 9 yards.  Free safety Curtis Taylor was selected in the 7th round (#219 overall) out of LSU and he played in 7 games making 4 tackles for the 49ers.  DT Ricky Jean-Francois was the Niners’ final pick last April (7th round, #244).  He played in 2 games without making any tackles.

GRADE FOR 2009:  D+

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE FUTURE:  C-