Brandon Aiyuk Week 4 Outlook - Patriots at 49ers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sun, Sep 29th 2024, 12:05pm EDT

Well, so much for Aiyuk week last week. Apparently, I was wrong, and that was just a weird way to spell Jauan Jennings week. The returns for Aiyuk haven't been there with his WR53 standing, but that doesn't mean that he has been bad on the field. Among 106 qualifying receivers, he ranks third in separation score and first in route win rate, so don't think about trading him away. If anything, now is a great time to get Aiyuk on your teams. This looks like another tough-on-paper matchup this week. Aiyuk has a 20% target share, a 21.7% air-yard share, 1.20 YPRR, and a 23.2% first-read share. The Patriots have featured the eighth-highest rate of two-high (50.4%). Against two high, Aiyuk has had a 16.4% target share, 0.95 YPRR, and a 21.6% first-read share. Also, add that Aiyuk will get shadow coverage from Christian Gonzalez this week, and it's a good week to fade Aiyuk. Gonzalez has followed Ja'Marr Chase, Garrett Wilson, and D.K. Metcalf this season on 84-90% of their routes, holding Chase and Wilson to 33 receiving yards or less.