The San Francisco 49ers were always going to play four safeties in some capacity against the San Francisco 49ers. Malik Mustapha will make his season debut. We know Mustapha is the starter. Now, whether he starts in a road game against a playoff team after his first week of practice back from a torn ACL is another story.

Marques Sigle is a rookie. Jason Pinnock was brought over as a player who could help on special teams, occasionally rush the passer, and temporarily fill in for Mustapha while he recovered. Then there’s Ji’Ayir Brown, who started last year but was the odd man out to start the season.

Brown’s playing time has fluctuated all season. He’s played as few as two snaps and as many as 24. According to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco, Brown will see an increase in workload in

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