Ji'Ayir Brown · Grab Some Pine

Position: S
Number: #27
Age: 26
Pieces here: 2

On the record

OpenJul 30, 2026

Malik Mustapha, not Marques Sigle, lines up at safety alongside Ji'Ayir Brown with the 49ers' first-team defense on the opening defensive snap against the Los Angeles Rams on September 10, 2026. If Sigle is on the field with the first team on that snap and Mustapha is not, this call is wrong.

Written about him

Camp Battles

The Safety Battle Everybody Previewed Is Not The One Being Held

Camp Battles, second installment. Nick Wagoner has Ji'Ayir Brown taking all the first-team free safety reps in a contract year, which is not what the preview said would happen. The live competition is beside him, between an incumbent with 22 starts and a fifth-round second-year player, and it has been contested for exactly one practice because Malik Mustapha strained a hamstring on Monday. Everything on the record was recorded in shorts. The pads arrive Friday.

Sam KezarJul 30, 20264 min read

The Safety Battle Everybody Previewed Is Not The One Being Held

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