49ers’ need to upgrade safety position requires bold 2026 NFL Draft strategy

In the past two seasons, the 49ers’ safety position has generated just five interceptions.Ji’Ayir Brown has been in and out of the starting lineup. He came up with three interceptions over the past two seasons, while Malik Mustapha has two takeaways in his first two years in the NFL.Mustapha appears set as a starter for the upcoming season.The other position is up in the air.Brown, a third-round pick in 2023, enters the final year of his contract and has yet to establish himself as a starter.Marques Sigle, a fifth-round selection a year ago, got off to a promising start before seeing a dramatic reduction in his playing time.The 49ers do not have two clear-cut starting safeties, and that might be a situation general manager John Lynch will look to resolve in the 2026 NFL Draft.Who’s hereMalik Mustapha, Ji’Ayir Brown, Marques Sigle, Siran Neal, Darrick ForrestWho’s goneJason Pinnock (N.Y. Giants).Who’s unsignedNone.What’s happenedThe 49ers have not added any veteran safeties after the opening of the new league year.Pinnock ended up being a one-and-done after signing with the 49ers last year as a free agent. He opened the season as...