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49ers NFL Draft: 5 fun facts about Brandon Aiyuk

The San Francisco 49ers are looking at their second of two first-round picks from the 2020 NFL Draft, former Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, to be a serious contributor for head coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense right away.

Shanahan had Aiyuk ranked awfully high on his draft big board, and the head coach said he would have taken the receiver with the Niners’ first first-round draft pick if they ultimately couldn’t grab South Carolina defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw at No. 14 overall.

As things panned out, San Francisco go both players it wanted to land in Round 1.