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Ji'Ayir Brown San Francisco 49ers · #27

Safety · 5' 11", 202 lbs · Trenton, NJ · Age 26

Ji'Ayir Brown is a Safety for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 87th overall, 2023. In 2026 he recorded 27 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 87th overall4-yr veteran
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San Francisco 49ers · #27 · Safety
Ji'Ayir Brown
Season avg27 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg215 tkl · 0 sacks · 5 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
27tkl
0sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Ji'Ayir Brown — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Ji'Ayir Brown is a Safety for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 87th overall, 2023. In 2026 he recorded 27 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
B
Run support
C+
Coverage
Strong · defense
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C
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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A
Tackling
Elite · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Ji'Ayir Brown stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #535 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
105Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Ji'Ayir Brown — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
27 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A
Coverage
1 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Ji'Ayir Brown

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
4
pd
2–6
1
int
0–2
52
tackles
32–72
0
ff
0–1
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 4 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+2.5 pd
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ji'Ayir Brown career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202315354200
202417776100
202517766210
2026 in progress · 4 games4271000
Career5321517510.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
98off index
99def index
+63net
95%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Ji'Ayir Brown

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-01-25

The beginning

Ji'Ayir Brown is a Safety for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 4th NFL season.

San Francisco 49ers

Turning pro

Drafted 87th overall, 2023 as a Safety.

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Ji'Ayir Brown is a San Francisco 49ers safety, drafted 87th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has recorded 215 tackles, 0 sacks and 5 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 27 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Brown's story
The documentary, narrated
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
202 lbs
Draft
87th overall, 2023
Born
Trenton, NJ
Age
26
Jersey
#27
Background

Ji'Ayir Brown is from Trenton, NJ and is 26 years old. He was drafted 87th overall, 2023 and plays safety at 5' 11", 202 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has recorded 215 tackles, 0 sacks and 5 interceptions. Brown is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Ji'Ayir Brown is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 215 tackles with 5 interceptions and 17 passes defensed across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Coverage production5 career interceptions and 17 passes defensed.
Tackling215 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking1 forced fumbles.
Draft pedigree87th overall, 2023.
Durability53 career games played.
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FAQ

Ji'Ayir Brown — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ji'Ayir Brown, answered.

What position does Ji'Ayir Brown play?
Ji'Ayir Brown is a Safety for the San Francisco 49ers.
When was Ji'Ayir Brown drafted?
Ji'Ayir Brown was drafted 87th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Ji'Ayir Brown played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Ji'Ayir Brown's career stats?
He has recorded 215 tackles, 0 sacks and 5 interceptions.
Ji'Ayir Brown career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2023
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk20 · Hamstring (Out)2025 Wk19 · Rib2024 Wk18 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk17 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk16 · Groin2024 Wk6 · Ankle

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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