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Fantasy football: Where to draft San Francisco 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk

Analyzing San Francisco 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk’s 2024 fantasy football ADP and where to target him in fantasy drafts.

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San Francisco 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk has been impressive since entering the NFL 4 seasons ago. Aiyuk was selected 25th overall by San Francisco in the 2020 NFL Draft. He had a solid first few seasons in the league but really became a star in 2023, eclipsing 1,300 yards for the first time in his career on an impressive 17.9 yards per reception average. Below, we look at Brandon Aiyuk’s 2024 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

Entering 2024, Aiyuk is expected to again play a big role in a dynamic 49ers offense. Ideally, Aiyuk has the potential to be a top-10 fantasy receiver.

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Brandon Aiyuk’s ADP: 42.65

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Aiyuk has an ADP of 42.65 in redraft leagues, which puts him in the range of the 3rd to 5th round, depending on the size of the league. His ADP is lower than that of teammate Deebo Samuel (30.04), though.

Among WRs, Aiyuk’s ADP puts him 23rd at the position, behind the likes of DeVonta Smith (Philadelphia Eagles, 42.83), Michael Pittman (Indianapolis Colts, 40.82) and DK Metcalf (Seattle Seahawks, 37.75), and slightly ahead of Amari Cooper (Cleveland Browns, 51.47), Zay Flowers (Baltimore Ravens, 55.32) and Tee Higgins (Cincinnati Bengals, 59.65).

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Brandon Aiyuk’s 2023-24 stats

Games: 16

Receptions | targets: 75 | 105

Receiving yards: 1,342

Receiving touchdowns: 7

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Where should you draft Aiyuk?

Aiyuk’s fantasy value may taken a hit this year given the numerous mouths to feed in a dynamic 49ers offense. Samuel and RB Christian McCaffrey, who is among the best pass-catching RBs in the NFL, will probably each get more targets than him. While Aiyuk could replicate last season, there’s not much room in the offense to build on those numbers.

With the 49ers, Aiyuk should see 100-plus targets and again top 70 receptions; however, one should expect his yards per reception to come down a bit and around 1,200-1,300 yards from the 5th-year star. Aiyuk was the 10th-best fantasy option last season and has more of a realistic expectation to be around the 15th-best as he was in 2022.

Draft Aiyuk in the late 4th round, and don’t let him slip to the end of the 5th. He has more value in standard leagues given his lack of volume targets.

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Brandon Aiyuk attends 49ers training camp

Currently, it appears as if Aiyuk will stay put in 2024.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk intends to report to the start of training camp despite his frustration over his contract situation, according to sources.

SOURCE: NFL Network – Ian Rapoport

Fantasy football advice: We are unlikely to know if Aiyuk will be a “hold-in” or fully participate in camp, but the good news is that it is much easier for the two sides to talk if the player is actually present and/or practicing with the team. Despite all the conjecture, it would still be shocking if the two sides fail to reach an agreement before the start of the season. Until further notice, Aiyuk should still be considered a rock-solid fantasy WR2.

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Fantasy football spotlight: WR Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers

How will the third-year receiver fare in a Trey Lance-led offense?

Few teams have as many fantasy football questions surrounding their offenses as the San Francisco 49ers. With the plan to move away from starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and go with the unproven, small-college talent in Trey Lance, the 49ers are anticipated to be one of the most run-heavy teams in the league. So how does that impact third-year wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk?

In two seasons, Aiyuk has teased at greatness but has yet to take the next step in terms of consistency. In 12 games as a rookie in 2020, Aiyuk caught 60 passes for 748 yards and five touchdowns. In what may have been a precursor of things to come for Deebo Samuel and the offensive play calling, Aiyuk rushed six times for 77 yards and two touchdowns.

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His production didn’t increase in 2021, but Aiyuk’s impact plays did. In 17 games, he caught 56 passes for 826 yards and five touchdowns. While he caught fewer passes, his 14.8-yard reception average was 2.3 yards more per catch, he saw his yards per target (9.8 yards) increase by two yards per target from his rookie season, catching 67 percent of passes thrown his way.

When looking at Aiyuk’s statistics, the biggest question was how his role changed when Samuel morphed into a hybrid wide receiver/running back. After being in head coach Kyle Shanahan’s doghouse during training camp last year, his role in the offense was minimal – in the first six games, he caught just nine passes for 96 yards and one touchdown. In his final 11 games, he caught 47 passes for 730 yards and four touchdowns, ranking 16th among wide receivers in PPR scoring formats and 13th in non-PPR formats in that span. That success has carried over into the start of his third season.

Fantasy football outlook

Aiyuk was the talk of 49ers training camp, catching everything in sight and winning almost every one-on-one battle he faced. While he isn’t the primary topic of conversation in San Francisco at the moment, Aiyuk is a player with a high ceiling for being a midround fantasy pick.

Most analysts see Aiyuk as a WR4 for understandable reasons. The 49ers have an unproven quarterback, an offense that is most successful when it’s running the ball and two players – Samuel and tight end George Kittle – who have received the lion’s share of passing targets. That checks a lot of negative boxes, but it shouldn’t override Aiyuk’s talent.

If the plan is to continue using Samuel as a dual-threat receiver and runner, it’s going to keep Aiyuk on the outside with the potential for more big downfield plays. He is still the clear No. 3 target behind Samuel and Kittle, but his ability to make plays deep downfield make him more of a midrange to low-end WR3 than a WR4. His role in the offense increased as the 2021 season went on and the 49ers started stringing together wins, and that should be the launch point for 2022 – even if there are a slew of questions about how the Lance-led offense will operate.