Brandon Aiyuk #11 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
The 49ers received Rookie of the Year-type play from Brandon Aiyuk in 2020, but there are reasons to believe he’ll break out in a big way in 2021.
Yes, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson caught all the headlines at his position among rookies in 2020.
But those shouldn’t overshadow what the San Francisco 49ers enjoyed with their own first-round NFL Draft rookie wideout, Brandon Aiyuk, last year.
Aiyuk, the 25th overall pick from the 2020 draft, had an ominous start to his pro career out of ASU, first missing many of the team’s offseason workouts because of the pandemic, then suffering a hamstring injury in the middle of training camp.