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--49ers draft ASU wideout Brandon Aiyuk
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Senior (2019)
- Recorded 1,192 receiving yards, the fifth-most in ASU single season history and he was within 18 of fourth and 56 of third.
- Second in the FBS in regular season in yards after the catch with 710 while his 10.9 yards after the catch per reception were the 12th-most nationally. He was first in the Pac-12 with 3.04 yards per route run on the season.
- Finished the regular season 8th nationally and 2nd in the Pac-12 with 1,192 receiving yards on the year while his 99.3 receiving yards per game were also 13th in the FBS in the regular season and second in the league.
- Six of his eight touchdown receptions in 2019 were for more than 30 yards (77 yards vs. Kent State, 53 yards vs. Colorado, 40 yards vs. WSU, 86 yards vs. WSU, 33 yards vs. WSU, 81 vs. ORE).
- One of just three receivers with two 80+ yard receiving touchdowns on the year (Arkansas State's Omar Baylesss and Louisville's Chatarius Atwell). His six catches over 50 yards were second in nation in the regular season while his nine 40+ yard catches were third and three 70+ grabs were second. His 12 catches over 30 yards were good for sixth.
- His 196 total receiving yards in the Washington State contest were the 11th-most in Sun Devil single game history.
- When quarterbacks targeted him, they recorded a 133.9 NFL QB Rating this season, which was good for 10th in the country in the regular season.
- Finished regular season 6th nationally and first in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards at 155.83 per game – the most for
any wide receiver in the country. - Went over 2,000 all-purpose yards (2,725) in his career at ASU despite being in Tempe for less than two full seasons.
- Racked up 1,870 all-purpose yards in the regular season (sixth nationally) on just 94 total plays (19.9 yards per
touch, which was fourth nationally). The five players ahead of Aiyuk were all running backs and each had at least 245 total touches - Among the Top-15 players nationally in total yards, no other player was within 8 yards per touch of Aiyuk's 19.9 tally (Maryland's Javon Leake at 11.3, all others below 10.0).
- The only player in the country to record at least 200 yards on both punt (226) and kick (446)
Returns in the regular season. His 226 punt return yards were 11th in the country. - At 1,870 all-purpose yards, he is fourth in ASU history and within 195 yards of Wilford White's long-standing school record of 2,065 set back in 1950.
- Made a successful transition from the Junior College to Division I level, getting more comfortable in the offense as the season went on
- Looks to make his mark during his senior season as one of the top returning wide receivers in the Pac-12
- Played in all 13 games for the Sun Devils, recording 33 catches for 474 yards and three touchdowns
- Finished second on the team in receiving yards behind First Round NFL draft pick N'Keal Harry
- Collected 381 total return yards serving as both a punt and kick returner
- Came on strong as the season went a long, catching 24 passes for 370 yards and two touchdowns over his last seven games
- Was the team's leading receiver in the victory over rival Arizona (11/24), making five catches for 106 yards highlighted by a 58-yard touchdown
- Put together his first of two 100+ yard performances in the upset victory over No. 16 Utah (11/3), recording six catches for 101 yards
- Season-high nine catches in the Las Vegas Bowl against Fresno State (12/15)
- Played two seasons at Sierra College where he was named a First Team California Community College Football Coaches Association All-American as an All-Purpose athlete
- Received Region I First Team All-American honors as a wide receiver as an all-purpose player
- Tabbed as the No. 22 JUCO wide receiver prospect nationally by 24/7 and the No. 11 JUCO wide receiver by ESPN
- Totaled 2,499 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns in two seasons at Sierra College
- Showed his explosiveness with four 200+ yard games, had an 80-yard punt return touchdown, a 76-yard kickoff and a 60-yard punt return