San Francisco 49ers · SAF (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Penn State (2023 Round 3, Pick 87)

Ji'Ayir Brown

65.9
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #56 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
4423 solo · 21 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
10 forced fumbles
Coverage
2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
45665.1 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.027Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Ji'Ayir Brown among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Brown#5665.9
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 1.05 → Shrunk 54.44
84thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.31
21thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 6.09
78thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.7% → Shrunk 0.8%
19thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 5.3% → Shrunk 4.5%
80thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 10.2% → Shrunk 8.8%
91thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.027 → Shrunk +0.026
60thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Ji'Ayir Brown. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 10, 2026@ LAW 27-7420000055
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs MIAW 35-131340100056
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs ARIW 36-30620001083
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs DENW 24-14430000064
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ SEAW 32-29760001063
Week 6Oct 19, 2026vs WASW 23-17540000067
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ ATLL 20-29520000068

College to the NFL: Penn State to San Francisco 49ers

Verified identity bridge linking Ji'Ayir Brown's college regular-season tackles at Penn State to official NFL game lines.

Penn State (College tackles)

62020
672021
662022
8787th pick
2023 Draft

SF (NFL tackles)

352023
712024
752025
442026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2023SF15352213000420395
2024SF17714229030610886
2025SF17754332020621801
2026 (so far)SF7442321010200456

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