The 49ers picked safety Malik Mustapha with the fourth-round pick they got from Dallas in last summer’s Trey Lance trade.
Wake Forest defensive back Malik Mustapha returns an interception against Vanderbilt during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. SANTA CLARA — Safety Malik Mustapha is not just the 49ers’ first pick on Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Historically, he’ll be entered in team lore as the player they drafted with the fourth-round selection they acquired last August from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for 2021 draft bust Trey Lance.
Mustapha, selected 124th overall, adds depth to a spot needing bodies, including as insurance for starter Talanoa Hufanga as he returns from last season’s anterior cruciate ligament tear.A team captain at Wake Forest last season, Mustapha totaled three interceptions, four sacks, four forced fumbles and 10 passes defended in his three seasons there. He played his freshman year at Richmond during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Mustapha ran the 40-yard dash in 4.54 seconds. Aside from being an understudy to Hufanga and fellow safety Ji’Ayir Brown, look for him to try winning a roster spot via special teams.
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