Brandon Aiyuk

Brandon Aiyuk (born March 17, 1998) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State and was drafted by the 49ers in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Brandon Aiyuk
Aiyuk with the Arizona Sun Devils in 2019
No. 11 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-17) March 17, 1998
Rocklin, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Robert McQueen High School (Reno, Nevada)
College:Arizona State
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Aiyuk grew up in Reno, Nevada and attended Robert McQueen High School.[1] He played wide receiver, defensive back and returned kicks for McQueen and was named first team All-Northern Nevada and honorable mention All-State as a senior.[2]

College career
Aiyuk at Sierra College in 2016

Aiyuk began his collegiate football career at Sierra College. As a freshman, he caught 29 passes for 573 yards and five touchdowns and was named All-Big 8 Conference.[3] He was named a Junior College All-American in his sophomore season after recording 60 receptions for 960 yards and 14 touchdowns while also returning 11 kickoffs for 418 yards and two touchdowns and 14 punts for 313 yards and a touchdown.[4] He finished his junior college career with 2,499 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns. Aiyuk committed to transfer to Arizona State for the final two years of his NCAA eligibility over offers from Colorado State, Kansas, Tennessee and Alabama.[5] He chose Arizona State because it was one of the few schools that recruited him to play wide receiver, instead as only a return specialist or planned to move him to the defensive side of the ball.[6]

In his first year with the Sun Devils, Aiyuk had 33 catches for 474 yards and three touchdowns with an additional 381 total return yards.[7][8] Aiyuk was named third team preseason All-Pac-12 Conference going into his senior season.[9] He was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after catching seven passes for 196 yards and three touchdowns in a 38–34 win over Washington State on October 12, 2019.[10] Aiyuk was also named the conference Special Teams Player of the Week after posting 44 kickoff return yards and 76 punt return yards, 63 of which came on his first return for a touchdown at ASU, against Oregon State on November 16. He also had a career high 10 receptions for 173 receiving yards and a touchdown in the game and his 293 all-purpose yards were the fifth-most in a single game in school history.[11] Aiyuk finished the season with 65 receptions for 1,192 yards and eight touchdowns, returned 14 punts for 226 yards and one touchdown and 14 kickoffs for 446 yards and was named first team All-Pac-12 as both a wide receiver and as a return specialist.[12]

Statistics
Year GP Receiving Rushing Kick returning Punt returning
RecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
2018 133347414.43000.001533922.6011676.10
2019 1265119218.3816601444631.901422616.11
Total[13]25981666171116602978527.102529311.71

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 11 5⁄8 in
(1.82 m)		 205 lb
(93 kg)		 33 1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.50 s 1.57 s 2.63 s N/A s N/A s 40.0 in
(1.02 m)		 10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)		 11 reps 23
All values from NFL Combine[14]

Aiyuk was selected with the 25th pick in the 2020 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers after they acquired the pick from the Minnesota Vikings in a trade.[15] He signed his four-year rookie contract with the team on June 26, 2020.[16]

References
  1. Krajeewski, Jan (October 4, 2017). "McQueen High alum Brandon Aiyuk jumps onto recruiting radar at Sierra College". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. Krajeewski, Jan (December 7, 2015). "American Family Insurance ALL-USA Northern football". USATodayHSS.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. "Aiyuk named All-conference at Sierra College". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. Little, Josh (December 15, 2017). "McQueen alum Aiyuk named a JC All-American". KOLOTV.com.
  5. Karpman, Chris (February 8, 2018). "Sun Devils land Brandon Aiyuk despite interest from Alabama". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "ASU offered Brandon Aiyuk the chance to play WR so he took it". The Arizona Republic. September 11, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. Brugler, Dane (October 18, 2019). "Meet the Prospect: Fast-rising receiver Brandon Aiyuk and the art of YAC". The Athletic. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. Rudner, Jacob (August 28, 2019). "Arizona State season preview: WR". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. Pauline, Tony. "Arizona State Sun Devils: Benjamin, Aiyuk, Cabral headline players to watch". ProFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  10. "Arizona State's Brandon Aiyuk earns Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors after career receiving day". Yahoo Sports. October 14, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  11. Kuebel, Tom (November 18, 2019). "Brandon Aiyuk wins 3rd Pac-12 special teams award for ASU this year". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. Booth, Trevor (December 10, 2019). "Brandon Aiyuk to skip ASU's bowl game". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  13. "Brandon Aiyuk College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  14. "Brandon Aiyuk Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  15. White, R.J. (April 23, 2020). "2020 NFL Draft grades: 49ers get a 'B+' for trading up for Brandon Aiyuk at No. 25 overall". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  16. Posey, Kyle. "49ers sign first-round pick Brandon Aiyuk to a four-year deal". Niners Nation. SB Nation. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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