Brandon Aiyuk with the San Francisco 49ers, 2020
With the San Francisco 49ers, 2020. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Arizona State, 2016–⁠19

Brandon Aiyuk

Lettered 2018–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Rocklin, CA
Born
Mar 17, 1998

Brandon Aiyuk played receiver at Arizona State (2016–⁠19). The San Francisco 49ers took Aiyuk in the first round, No. 25 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,192
Receiving yards, 2019 (Arizona State, 8–⁠5)
Best game
196 yards
Vs. Washington State, week 7, 2019: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 25
Overall, 2020 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

10catches, career highat Oregon State, 2019196receiving yards, career highvs. Washington State, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Washington State, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Arizona State3347414.4358
2019Arizona State651,19218.3886
Career981,66617.01186

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Arizona State14314011670
2019Arizona State144460142261
Career287600252931

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Arizona State2WRFr.
2017Arizona State2WRSo.
2018Arizona State2WRJr.
2019Arizona State2WRSr.6′1″206

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Arizona State410.8388th (n=497)0.5334.15%
2019Arizona State1000.8084th (n=499)0.5480.013%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Arizona State 12 games, 65 catches, 1,192 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Kent StateW 30–⁠741401––2
Sep 6vs.Sacramento StateW 19–⁠74980––1
Sep 14atMichigan StateW 10–⁠75640––1
Sep 21vs.ColoradoL 31–⁠3491221256–
Sep 27atCaliforniaW 24–⁠1723102593
Oct 12vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠3471963116–
Oct 19atUtahL 3–⁠21170251–
Oct 26atUCLAL 32–⁠4268202511
Nov 9vs.USCL 26–⁠3155113169–
Nov 16atOregon StateL 34–⁠351017312443
Nov 23vs.OregonW 31–⁠2871611––3
Nov 30vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠145670–––
2018 Arizona State 13 games, 33 catches, 474 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.UTSAW 49–⁠7–––––2
Sep 8vs.Michigan StateW 16–⁠132280––1
Sep 15atSan Diego StateL 21–⁠2833311182
Sep 22atWashingtonL 20–⁠273360––1
Sep 29vs.Oregon StateW 52–⁠24170–––
Oct 6atColoradoL 21–⁠28–––––1
Oct 18vs.StanfordL 13–⁠201510––2
Oct 27atUSCW 38–⁠351230–––
Nov 3vs.UtahW 38–⁠20610101181
Nov 10vs.UCLAW 31–⁠28–––122–
Nov 17atOregonL 29–⁠3122815104–
Nov 24atArizonaW 41–⁠4051061137–
Dec 15 ✦vs.Fresno StateL 20–⁠31961051151

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Named to the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team) but didn’t play.

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′11⅝″
Weight205 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan80″W
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.52 sW
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump10′8″
Bench press11 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 69 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2023

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2023.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020San Francisco 49ers12607485
2021San Francisco 49ers17568265
2022San Francisco 49ers17781,0158
2023San Francisco 49ers16751,3427
2024San Francisco 49ers7253740
NFL career692944,30525

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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