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San Francisco 49ers · SAF (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Wake Forest (2024 Round 4, Pick 124)

Malik Mustapha

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35.4
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #156 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
2816 solo · 12 ast
Sacks & QB hits
01 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
3 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
24635.1 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.027Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Malik Mustapha 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. Mustapha#15635.4
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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 0.57 → Shrunk 35.60
22thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.36
29thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 4.97
47thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.1% → Shrunk 1.0%
27thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 3.7% → Shrunk 3.7%
41thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 6.5% → Shrunk 6.4%
53thpercentile
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 Malik Mustapha. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 10, 2026@ LAW 27-732000006
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs MIAW 35-1310000003
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs ARIW 36-30410000019
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs DENW 24-14110001021
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ SEAW 32-29750001063
Week 6Oct 19, 2026vs WASW 23-17440011067
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ ATLL 20-29830000067

College to the NFL: Wake Forest to San Francisco 49ers

Verified identity bridge linking Malik Mustapha's college regular-season tackles at Wake Forest to official NFL game lines.

Wake Forest (College tackles)

362021
522022
802023
124124th pick
2024 Draft

SF (NFL tackles)

692024
742025
282026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 3 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2024SF16692940020510756
2025SF12744232031310698
2026 (so far)SF7281612001300246

Compare Malik Mustapha with top defensive backs

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DB.

Malik Mustapha vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 35.4 vs. 94.1Malik Mustapha vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 35.4 vs. 92.2Malik Mustapha vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 35.4 vs. 91.1Malik Mustapha vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 35.4 vs. 89.2Malik Mustapha vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 35.4 vs. 88.4Malik Mustapha vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 35.4 vs. 87.6
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