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Basic StatsBrandon Aiyuk's Basic Stats

Brandon Aiyuk
ADP: 6.12
Bye: 9
Experience: 3 Yr(s)
Age: 25.5
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
40 Time: 4.50
Speed Score: 98.60
Burst Score (Rank): 132.00 (92%)

Brandon Aiyuk's Weekly Outlook

Week 3 Projections
Rec Rec Yds Rec TDs Fantasy Pts
0 0 0 0
Weekly Writeup
We'll see if Aiyuk plays through his shoulder injury on Thursday night. If he does, consider him a risk/reward fantasy WR2. The matchup is nice. But Aiyuk would be at risk of limited snaps and an in-game aggravation.

Rest Of Way Outlook

Rec Rec Yds Rec TDs Fantasy Pts
4.7 67.2 0.5 9.9

Brandon Aiyuk's 2023 Projections & Outlook

Scoring

#30 Wide Receiver

132.1 Projected Points

ADP Rec Rec Yds Rec TDs 100 Fum
6.12 67.2 918.3 6.4 2.3 0

3D Projections DS 3D Projections

Basic StatsBrandon Aiyuk's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Aiyuk is coming off a strong 2022 season.

He set career highs in targets, catches, receiving yards, and receiving TDs – plus advanced metrics like Pro Football Focus receiving grade and yards per route run.

Still, he finished just 25th among WRs in PPR points per game and 23rd in non-PPR, largely because the 49ers ranked 26th in pass attempts.

Volume remains a concern for Aiyuk in 2023, especially with stiff target competition in Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, and George Kittle.

There’s WR2 upside here if one or more of those guys misses significant time this season. But Aiyuk is best treated as a WR3.


What We Learned Last Year
  • Aiyuk set career highs across the board in 2022:
    • 114 targets
    • 78 catches
    • 1,015 yards
    • 8 TDs
  • He finished 15th among WRs in total PPR points and non-PPR points. Aiyuk ranked 25th in PPR points per game and 23rd in non-PPR points per game.
  • Aiyuk also set career highs last year in Pro Football Focus receiving grade and yards per route run (1.91).
  • Among 80 WRs with 50+ targets in 2022, Aiyuk ranked:
    • 18th in PFF grade
    • 23rd in yards per route
  • He beat teammate Deebo Samuel in both metrics.
  • Aiyuk drew a 22.0% target share for the season. That ranked 32nd among WRs.
  • That target share dipped to 20.1% in 14 games with healthy Deebo Samuel.
  • And 17.9% in seven games with Samuel and Christian McCaffrey

What to Expect in 2023
  • McCaffrey is back and might play an even bigger role with a full offseason to settle into HC Kyle Shanahan’s offense. The 49ers also return Deebo Samuel, George Kittle, and Jauan Jennings. It’s essentially the same target competition Aiyuk faced over the second half of the season, after McCaffrey arrived.
  • The 49ers have ranked bottom-7 in pass attempts in three of the last four seasons, including each of the last two. Overall passing volume remains a concern for Aiyuk.
  • There are questions at QB in San Francisco. Brock Purdy is working back from March surgery on his throwing elbow. If he’s not ready for Week 1, it’s not even clear if Trey Lance would start over Sam Darnold, who signed a one-year deal with the Niners in free agency.
  • The fewer games Lance starts, the better for Aiyuk’s fantasy value. San Francisco would likely run significantly more with Lance under center.
  • Aiyuk turned 25 in March and might still be on the ascent. Our aging-curve research shows that WRs generally peak sometime between age 25 and age 27.

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Brandon Aiyuk, WR SF

6:48pm EDT 9/21/23

Brandon Aiyuk INACTIVE

49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk (shoulder) is officially inactive for tonight's game vs. the Giants. He seemed relatively close to playing tonight, so we're tentatively expecting him back for Week 4. Aiyuk's absence should make San Francisco's offense even more concentrated, with RB Christian McCaffrey, WR Deebo Samuel, and TE George Kittle dominating touches.

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The 49ers have downgraded WR Brandon Aiyuk to out for tonight's game against the Giants because of his shoulder injury. That should make Jauan Jennings the No. 2 WR for the upside matchup. Aiyuk (14) and Deebo Samuel (16) have accounted for 88.2% of WR targets for San Francisco through two weeks, with Jennings claiming the only other four. Jennings posted three games of 4+ receptions last year, though none came with Brock Purdy behind center. Jennings makes for a nice play in Thursday night DFS showdowns. He's too much of a longshot for most season-long redraft formats, though. Seventh-round rookie Ronnie Bell has been the No. 4 WR in playing time so far and matched Jennings in snaps in Week 2. He has yet to see a target, though.

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Brandon Aiyuk, WR SF
Dynasty MVP 116.0
Position Rank #19 WR
3yr Projection
5yr Projection
10yr Projection
364
595
1,077
Dynasty Write-up
Remember when Aiyuk was in HC Kyle Shanahan’s doghouse? That’s a thing of the past now, as the former Round 1 pick just set career highs in catches and TDs. The 25-year-old can be kept under team control for two more seasons.
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