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Now that they’ve won back-to-back games after coming away with a dominant victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers are starting to look like Super Bowl contenders once again. Coming off an injury-plagued season where they were running on fumes, it was widely expected that the 49ers would be back with […]

The San Francisco 49ers nearly clinched a win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. However, they left 37 seconds on the clock, which was just enough time for Aaron Rodgers to work his magic. It was a gut-wrenching loss for San Francisco. It’s time to continue our NFL takeaways series with a […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan couldn’t care less about the fantasy football players making a big deal of Brandon Aiyuk’s usage rate in Week 1. Aiyuk is one of the most promising young wide receivers in the NFL today. In his rookie season in 2020, he accumulated 60 receptions for 748 yards and […]

The San Francisco 49ers never trailed in their opening week matchup against the Detroit Lions. A win was expected, but what wasn’t was how little wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk factored into it. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was vocal to reporters on Aiyuk’s lack of involvement, adamant that he made the right decision based on what […]

Fantasy football is in full swing as we head into Week 2 of the NFL season. The wide receiver position is stacked this year, making it the easiest position to stream. Starting superstar players is always necessary, but you could give yourself an advantage playing a nice streaming option in the FLEX spot as well. […]

The San Francisco 49ers seem all but set to throw out Jimmy Garoppolo in the season opener as the team’s starting quarterback. Of course, third overall pick Trey Lance had a small chip in his finger on his throwing hand and his Week 1 status had been up in the air. Well, on Monday, Lance […]

Like last year’s Stefon Diggs and Justin Jefferson, it’s impossible to predict which wide receivers will break out to join the ranks of the elite. But, taking looks into previous seasons’ underlying metrics, tracking personnel and coaching changes, and much more can help us to spot those breakouts ready to happen. Without further ado, let’s […]

The San Francisco 49ers will try to end their season on a high note in Week 17. However, Brandon Aiyuk’s season is already over. The Niners have been removed from playoff contention for some time now, but they still hold the power to complicate some of their rivals’ chances of advancing in the playoffs, such […]

With a 5-9 record and just two games left on their schedule, the San Francisco 49ers are set to miss the playoffs a season after making it to the Super Bowl. But one of the bright spots for the 49ers this season has been rookie wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who is on the cusp of […]

Being mentioned in the same breath as Jerry Rice is remarkable and that is something that Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers can achieve this season. While Aiyuk still has some work to do, Rice spoke about the prospects of Aiyuk potentially breaking his rookie receiving record in 2020. Via Kelana Martin of the […]

Brandon Aiyuk has begun to evolve into a key contributor for the San Francisco 49ers and he’s drawing the attention of other wide receivers in the NFL. Ahead of San Francisco’s bout with the Washington Football Team, Aiyuk reacted to Dez Bryant comparing him to Julio Jones. Dez Bryant calls WR Brandon Aiyuk ‘Julio lil […]

The 49ers have battled several major injuries so far in the 2020 season. They went from NFC champions, to last place in their division. One of the few bright spots of their season thus far has been rookie wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. Aiyuk was taken with the 25th pick in the 2020 NFL draft and […]

It seems one of San Franisco’s promising young stars has caught the eye of a 49ers legend. 3-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice spoke about Niners rookie Brandon Aiyuk and said he already sees a lot of promise in the Arizona State standout. “He’s going to get much better,” Rice said, per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. […]

The San Francisco 49ers lost a slew of key players when wide receiver Kendrick Bourne tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. Bourne was deemed to have “close contact” with fellow wideouts Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk, as well as Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams. But there was one slight problem: Bourne was the […]

The San Francisco 49ers roster got more depleted on Wednesday, as they placed two more key starters, left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, on the reserve/COVID-19 list, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. The designation will cause them to miss Thursday’s Week 9 contest against the Green Bay Packers. #49ers LT Trent Williams […]

The Seattle Seahawks host the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field in a pivotal NFC West matchup on Sunday. Seattle (5-1) looks to avoid losing a division contest for the second time in as many weeks, while San Francisco (4-3) aims for its third consecutive victory. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson holds a 31-8 record in […]

It is that daunting time period in between Weeks 7 and 8 of the NFL season that you are forced into making that tough decision of where your fantasy football team is, what moves need to be made, and if you have the right pieces in place to even come close to earning a postseason […]

Week 6 of the 2020 NFL season did not produce those huge breakouts from unknown players as previous weeks have, making this week’s waiver wire pickups a bit tougher to predict. In what felt like a very ho-hum week of football with no real breakout outliers, fantasy football did not end up having that kind […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ offense is clicking on all cylinders in the first of their NFC West matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. Coming off an abysmal week, it appears quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is seemingly starting to find his rhythm. Garoppolo found wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk in the end zone to secure the hat trick […]

The Philadelphia Eagles struck first thanks to a touchdown run by quarterback Carson Wentz. San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk wasted no time responding in spectacular fashion. Aiyuk took a screen pass 38 yards and went airborne over cornerback Sidney Jones into the end zone, via NFL Twitter: AIR AIYUK! Brandon Aiyuk hurdles into […]

The matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1 has drawn plenty of attention. But the 49ers will be shorthanded on offense. According to Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ official team site, Deebo Samuel is listed as out for San Francisco’s season-opening bout with Arizona. Final #AZCardinals injury report for […]

The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver corps could be a bit short-handed come Week 1 against the rival Arizona Cardinals. Second-year wide receiver Deebo Samuel and rookie first round pick and former Arizona State Sun Devils wideout Brandon Aiyuk did not practice on Wednesday, per Chris Biderman of The Sacramento Bee, which has put their […]

The San Francisco 49ers already have a long list of wide receivers on their injury report and they added another name to the list on Sunday. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, rookie Brandon Aiyuk left practice on Sunday with an apparent hamstring issue. Current 49ers WR injuries:▫️Deebo Samuel (Jones fracture – likely to miss games)▫️Jalen […]

Brandon Aiyuk, the 25th overall pick of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2020 NFL Draft, has impressed both head coach Kyle Shanahan and tight end George Kittle. From their point of view, the rookie will be big things to the fold. Shanahan believes that Aiyuk has the talent and the work ethic to succeed […]

The San Francisco 49ers beefed up their receiving corps by taking Brandon Aiyuk with the 25th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. It appears he has already garnered high expectations from one of his new teammates, Kendrick Bourne. The 49ers are hoping to finish the job in the 2020 NFL season after falling short […]

The San Francisco 49ers have signed rookie wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, according to the team. Aiyuk will receive a four-year, $12.5 million deal with a fifth-year option. The contract contains a $6.7 million signing bonus. Aiyuk, who played his collegiate football at Arizona State, was selected by the 49ers in the first round (25th overall […]

Similar to the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award, the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award typically goes to a quarterback. At the same time, running backs have been a popular pick for Offensive Rookie of the Year due to the continued rise in their usage. Since 2010, nine of the 10 Offensive Rookie of […]

San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is getting work in with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and some of his other teammates. “It was like, ‘I’m on the field right now catching passes from Jimmy G,’” Aiyuk said, via Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle. “That’s when it kind of hit me.” Leading up […]

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch made a pretty bold claim about one of their two first-round selections, wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. The 49ers owned the 13th and 31st picks heading into the 2020 NFL Draft. After some trades, the 49ers ended up selecting 14th and 25th. Speaking to Peter King of NBC Sports, […]

After taking Javon Kinlaw earlier in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers traded up from No. 31 overall to No. 25 with the Minnesota Vikings to select Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. They gave up picks No. 117 and No. 176 to complete the deal. Niners traded picks […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are in need of help in their receiving corps. That isn’t much of a secret. As a result, many are expecting the Eagles to go with a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft this week, but who is their main target? Arizona State’s Brandon Aiyuk seems to think […]

The New Orleans Saints are positioned with the No. 24 pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and could use a wide receiver alongside Michael Thomas. With that being said, Brandon Aiyuk out of Arizona State is a name to watch in the first round for the Saints. The Saints boast one […]

This year’s wide receiver draft class is one of the deepest in recent memory, and with the NFL Combine beginning on Sunday, here are five wideouts to keep an eye on over the next week. 5. Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan Peoples-Jones was a highly-prized recruit at Michigan, but his college career was underwhelming. In three seasons, […]

The Cincinnati Bengals face a monumental offseason in the coming months. Of course, it all begins with  being on the clock with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. For months, Joe Burrow has been the presumptive No. 1 pick for the Bengals after a historic season at LSU. Whether it is Burrow […]