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SF · FS · #27

Ji'Ayir Brown

Starter

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Ji'Ayir Brown is the starting FS for the San Francisco 49ers.

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Ji'Ayir Brown this week

The San Francisco 49ers play next in Week 6, at home against the Washington Commanders on Mon, Oct 19 (ESPN/ABC). Ji'Ayir Brown is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.

At FS for the San Francisco 49ers, Siran Neal and Darrick Forrest are next in line behind him.

Ji'Ayir Brown's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 32-29 at SEA (Oct 11); W 24-14 vs DEN (Oct 4); W 36-30 vs ARI (Sep 27).

Ji'Ayir Brown wears No. 27, is 26 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 202 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Penn State.

Is Ji'Ayir Brown playing this week?

Ji'Ayir Brown is expected to start at FS for San Francisco 49ers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

SF FS Depth

1Ji'Ayir BrownStarter
2Siran Neal
3Darrick Forrest

San Francisco 49ers Starting Lineup

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Age
26
Height
5' 11"
Weight
202
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026SF5171002
    2025SF16432026
    2024SF17423016
    2023SF9220024
    Career4 yrs4712460518

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    17
    +0.7/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    47
    Tackles
    124

    #69 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Ji'Ayir Brown is rated 76 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 102nd of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 61% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    59th percentile
    Beats 59% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,153 snaps
    Draft slot
    25% of rating
    Pick 87 · 2023 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ SEATKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 32-29

    Oct 4Wvs DENTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-14

    Sep 27Wvs ARITKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 36-30

    Sep 20Wvs MIATKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 35-13

    Sep 10LARTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Ji'Ayir Brown's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Ji'Ayir Brown plays 95% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share95%

    College

    Penn State

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