49ers reportedly 'want too much' in potential Brandon Aiyuk trade

On Monday, 49ers general manager John Lynch wouldn’t answer if Aiyuk’s agent, Ryan Williams, had asked permission to seek a trade. Aiyuk hasn’t sought a trade publicly; he also hasn’t shown up for the team’s voluntary offseason workout.

As of last week, the 49ers said they weren’t entertaining phone calls for Aiyuk. That has changed two days before the draft starts.

The 49ers are willing to trade Brandon Aiyuk

According to Michael Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle, the 49ers have signaled to teams that they would be willing to trade Aiyuk for the right price:

There is a sense among other high-ranking personnel executives around the league that Aiyuk, as one such executive put it, “is available for the right price.” To this point, the 49ers have asked for a 2024 first-round pick. “They want too much,” said the executive, whose team is in the market for a receiver.

However, another team’s GM said he believes the 49ers ultimately might accept a second-round selection. Such a deal might become more enticing to Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan if that pick were near the start of the second round and packaged with another selection — say, a 2025 third-rounder.

The 49ers need to get a deal done soon

That certainly sounds like the 49ers have had trade talks. GH reached out to Williams and Athletes First via email and phone for comment and to confirm the 49ers have an asking price for Aiyuk. There has been no response as of this publishing.

Silver’s report makes it sound like the 49ers should try and get a trade deal done sooner rather than later, as the price might come down during the draft.

Or the 49ers could pay Aiyuk No. 1 wide receiver money. That price will only increase once Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, and Ja’Marr Chase get their bags.