Brandon Aiyuk
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| Arizona State Sun Devils – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Robert McQueen High School (Reno, Nevada) |
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Brandon Aiyuk is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Early life and high school
Aiyuk grew up in Reno, Nevada and attended Robert McQueen High School.[1] He played wide receiver, defensive back and returned kicks for McQueen and was named first team All-Northern Nevada and honorable mention All-State as a senior.[2]
College career
Aiyuk began his collegiate football career at Sierra College. As a freshman, he caught 29 passes for 573 yards and five touchdowns and was named All-Big 8 Conference.[3] He was named a Junior College All-American in his sophomore season after recording 60 receptions for 960 yards and 14 touchdowns while also returning 11 kickoffs for 418 yards and two touchdowns and 14 punts for 313 yards and a touchdown.[4]He finished his junior college career with 2,499 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns. Aiyuk committed to transfer to Arizona State for the final two years of his NCAA eligibility over offers from Colorado State, Kansas, Tennessee and Alabama.[5] He chose Arizona State because it was one of the few schools that recruited him to play wide receiver, instead as only a return specialist or planned to move him to the defensive side of the ball.[6]
In his first year with the Sun Devils, Aiyuk had 33 catches for 474 yards and three touchdowns with an additional 381 total return yards.[7][8] Aiyuk was named third team preseason All-Pac-12 Conference going into his senior season.[9] He was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after catching seven passes for 196 yards and three touchdowns in a 38–34 win over Washington State on October 12, 2019.[10] Aiyuk was also named the conference Special Teams Player of the Week after posting 44 kickoff return yards and 76 punt return yards, 63 of which came on his first return for a touchdown at ASU, against Oregon State on November 16. He also had a career high 10 receptions for 173 receiving yards and a touchdown in the game and his 293 all-purpose yards were the fifth-most in a single game in school history.[11]
References
- ^ Krajeewski, Jan (October 4, 2017). "McQueen High alum Brandon Aiyuk jumps onto recruiting radar at Sierra College". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Krajeewski, Jan (December 7, 2015). "American Family Insurance ALL-USA Northern football". USATodayHSS.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Aiyuk named All-conference at Sierra College". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Little, Josh (December 15, 2017). "McQueen alum Aiyuk named a JC All-American". KOLOTV.com.
- ^ Karpman, Chris (February 8, 2018). "Sun Devils land Brandon Aiyuk despite interest from Alabama". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "ASU offered Brandon Aiyuk the chance to play WR so he took it". The Arizona Republic. September 11, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Brugler, Dane (October 18, 2019). "Meet the Prospect: Fast-rising receiver Brandon Aiyuk and the art of YAC". The Athletic. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Rudner, Jacob (August 28, 2019). "Arizona State season preview: WR". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Pauline, Tony. "Arizona State Sun Devils: Benjamin, Aiyuk, Cabral headline players to watch". ProFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Arizona State's Brandon Aiyuk earns Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors after career receiving day". Yahoo Sports. October 14, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Kuebel, Tom (November 18, 2019). "Brandon Aiyuk wins 3rd Pac-12 special teams award for ASU this year". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.