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Malik Mustapha
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Malik Mustapha is listed No. 2 at SS on the San Francisco 49ers depth chart. Marques Sigle is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
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The San Francisco 49ers play next in Week 6, at home against the Washington Commanders on Mon, Oct 19 (ESPN/ABC). Malik Mustapha is listed No. 2 at SS going into that game.
At SS for the San Francisco 49ers, Marques Sigle sits ahead of him, and Ashtyn Davis is next in line behind him.
Malik Mustapha'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).
Malik Mustapha wears No. 6, is 24 years old, is listed at 5' 10", 206 lbs, has 3 years of NFL experience, came out of Wake Forest.
Is Malik Mustapha playing this week?
Malik Mustapha is listed No. 2 at SS for San Francisco 49ers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
SF SS Depth
San Francisco 49ers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- LDT
- RDT
- RDENick Bosa
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- WLBDre Greenlaw
Suspension (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- MLB
- SLB
- LCB
- SSMarques Sigle
Doubtful (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- FS
- RCB
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SF | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | SF | 12 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | SF | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Career | 3 yrs | 32 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#83 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)
Malik Mustapha is rated 69 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 155th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 41% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
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 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 32-29
Oct 4Wvs DENTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 24-14
Sep 27Wvs ARITKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 36-30
Sep 20Wvs MIATKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 35-13
Sep 10LARTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ SEA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | Wvs DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | LAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malik Mustapha's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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