Brandon Aiyuk is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.
14 Facts About Brandon Aiyuk
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Brandon Aiyuk played college football at Sierra College and Arizona State and was drafted by the 49ers in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Brandon Aiyuk played wide receiver, defensive back and returned kicks for the McQueen high school football team and was named first-team All-Northern Nevada and honorable mention All-State as a senior.
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Brandon Aiyuk was named a Junior College All-American in his sophomore season after recording 60 receptions for 960 yards and 14 touchdowns while returning 11 kickoffs for 418 yards and two touchdowns and 14 punts for 313 yards and a touchdown.
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Brandon Aiyuk finished his junior college career with 2,499 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns.
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Brandon 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.
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Brandon Aiyuk 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.
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Brandon Aiyuk was named third-team preseason All-Pac-12 Conference going into his senior season.
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Brandon Aiyuk 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.
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Brandon 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.
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Brandon Aiyuk was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round with the 25th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft after they acquired the pick from the Minnesota Vikings in a trade.
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On June 26,2020, Brandon Aiyuk signed a four-year $12.5 million contract with the team, with a $6.6 million signing bonus.
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Brandon Aiyuk became the franchise's first wide receiver since 1970 to have a rushing touchdown be their first career score.
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Brandon Aiyuk became the first wide receiver since the NFL-AFL merger to record two rushing touchdowns in his first three professional games.