49ers Anxiously Wait for Brandon Aiyuk to Get Healthy

While the San Francisco 49ers have plenty of questions ahead of 2025, none might be as big as the wideout room.

Roster questions at corner, offensive line, defensive line and linebacker linger, but the health of wideout Brandon Aiyuk is a huge topic of conversation around the 49ers headquarters this offseason.

Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine wonders if the San Francisco offense can survive missing Aiyuk early in the season as he continues to rehab a torn ACL and MCL from last October.

“The Niners just handed Brock Purdy a massive extension to elevate the offense in San Francisco. He’ll be put to the test right away this season,” Ballentine wrote. “The 49ers traded away Deebo Samuel. Brandon Aiyuk’s timeline to return from the ACL and MCL tear that ended his season last October is murky. All of a sudden, the team has less firepower than it’s used to. Fortunately, Purdy will still have George Kittle to rely on. Jauan Jennings is also coming off his best season yet. However, the rest of the receiver room is speculative. All eyes will be on Ricky Pearsall. The second-year player had a strong finish to the season, but he’ll need to prove he can carry that into the 2025 season.

“It would be nice for fellow second-year player Jacob Cowing to earn some snaps in training camp. They also added Demarcus Robinson this offseason. At least one player outside of Kittle and Jennings needs to show they can be a difference-maker until Aiyuk comes back.”