Aiyuk Adjustment With Ball In The Air Is Special
What makes a player an excellent deep ball receiver? Speed, certainly. Separation ability? That, too. But how about a receiver that can still make the catch when he shouldn’t? 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk is one player who can win even when the ball isn’t perfect. Let’s check out this particular play where he wins on a vertical ball.
What makes a player an excellent deep ball receiver? Speed, certainly. Separation ability? That, too. But how about a receiver that can still make the catch when he shouldn’t? 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk is one player who can win even when the ball isn’t perfect. Let’s check out this particular play where he wins on a vertical ball.
Aiyuk, running up the bottom of the numbers, starts expecting the ball over his inside shoulder. The ball, though, is over his outside shoulder. Aiyuk tracks the ball drifting that way and flips his hips to adjust to the throw.
Aiyuk displays great footwork to stay on his feet, then great concentration and ball tracking as he completes the catch even with the DB draped all over him. What a special catch from a special receiver.
More From The Scouting Academy: Featuring Linval Joseph
Each Thursday here on the FirstDown PlayBook Coaches Community website we feature a breakdown of personnel and technique. This is provided by our friends over at The Scouting Academy who are our go to experts in this field. If you want to learn more about becoming a football scout just tap on their logo!
