Niners Nation on Brandon Aiyuk

Article49ers injury updates: Christian Kirk doesn’t practice on ThursdayNovember 5, 2026

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There's the "what if" Brandon Aiyuk suits up with the wide receiver depth depleted, but he hasn't practiced or played with the team in over a calendar year. Aiyuk may have played his fair share of pickup games on the basketball court, but that doesn't come close to simulating what an NFL game is like. And that's before you get into, you know, the other Aiyuk stuff.

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Aiyuk speculative amid WR injuries but hasn't practiced with team in over a year.

Aiyuk is a speculative depth option amid 49ers wide receiver injuries, but the source expresses skepticism about his fantasy viability: he hasn't practiced or played with the team in over a calendar year, and pickup basketball games do not simulate NFL game conditions; the source also references unspecified 'other Aiyuk stuff' as an additional concern.