Pro Football Focus ranked the top 32 wide receivers ahead of the 2022 NFL season and ranked them in tiers. Unfortunately for Brandon Aiyuk, he didn’t find himself on the list. Names like Jaylen Waddle, Devonta Smith, and Darnell Mooney made it over Aiyuk, who has yet to surpass 900 receiving yards in a season early in his career.
Ideally, Aiyuk breaks out in Year 3 like his teammate Deebo Samuel, who found himself ninth on PFF’s list, which was one spot outside of the “elite” category:
9. DEEBO SAMUEL, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Since the end of the 2021 season, Samuel’s status as a 49er has been in flux.