San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was a huge fan of former Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk during the draft process. And it’s been easy to see why:
Aiyuk’s athleticism is off the charts.
On Sunday, that athleticism was put on display for a national audience, and Aiyuk pulled off one of the more remarkable touchdown efforts we’ve seen in years.
During the first quarter of the Week 4 matchup between the 49ers and Eagles, Aiyuk found space off a screen pass and took off towards the end zone. With only one Eagles defender left to make a play, Aiyuk went airborne with a perfectly time hurdle over Marcus Epps.
Athletes win games. Aiyuk is a super athlete. pic.twitter.com/9tly5lOC47
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dieter) October 5, 2020
This angle of Air Aiyuk 🚀😳 pic.twitter.com/LtK3oDtQwH
— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) October 5, 2020
*chef's kiss* pic.twitter.com/zFLrItCbcm
— Stu Motown #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) October 5, 2020
Fans were impressed with the 38-yard touchdown — and justifiably so. He completely cleared Epps.
Brandon Aiyuk just made the leap. Literally.
— Bay Area Sports Guy (@BASportsGuy) October 5, 2020
We’ve waited forever for the 49ers to have a WR1 and Brandon Aiyuk is the real deal pic.twitter.com/OlKtylLlpo
— Dylan DeSimone (@DylanADeSimone) October 5, 2020
Brandon Aiyuk is a savage. Watch him embarrass Marcus Epps. #49ers pic.twitter.com/YHJxetKkah
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) October 5, 2020
Brandon Aiyuk just hurdled a man for the touchdown. And when I say hurdle, I mean he CLEARED him. #49ers
— Rob Lowder (@Rob_Lowder) October 5, 2020
That was an incredible finish by Aiyuk. Wow.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) October 5, 2020
Brandon Aiyuk goes all Brayshnikov for the TD. #impressive
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) October 5, 2020
please enjoy these different angles of Brandon Aiyuk's absurd hurdle pic.twitter.com/DGIN7ELIv7
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 5, 2020
Yeah, he’s going to fit right in with Shanahan’s offense.
