The Athletic Football Show on Brandon Aiyuk

PodcastThe 2026 TAFS Wins Pool DraftSeptember 7, 2026

From the episode

I the stripling stuff I'm kind of buying into it not in terms of like what he is in the hierarchy of NFL receivers, but compared to what they had last year I think he could be even like more dynamic and useful than some of those guys.

Mentioned at 38:00 – 38:35

STACKED’s take

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Aiyuk's upside exceeds Bourne and Jennings; could be more dynamic.

The source is buying into Brandon Aiyuk's potential with the 49ers, believing he could be more dynamic and useful than some of the receivers they had last year, though not necessarily elite in the NFL receiver hierarchy. The speaker notes he just needs to be better than Kendrick Bourne and slightly more productive than Juwan Jennings by season's end.