Former ASU receiver Brandon Aiyuk hurdles his way to a touchdown

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is off to an auspicious start to his NFL career.

After breaking 100 yards from scrimmage and scoring a touchdown in his second game as a rookie, Aiyuk showed the league a piece of his game that made him such a threat at Arizona State.

In the first quarter of the 49ers’ Sunday Night Football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Aiyuk took a screen pass in the backfield, broke a pair of tackles and sprinted down field.

As he neared the end zone, he hurdled a defender.

AIR AIYUK!

Brandon Aiyuk hurdles into the end zone! @THE2ERA

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— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2020

The former Sun Devil could not be stopped.

Twitter reacted to this play quickly after Aiyuk went air.

Brandon Aiyuk literally went FORKS UP…

— trey wingo (@wingoz) October 5, 2020

Brandon Aiyuk
Justin Jefferson
Jalen Reagor
CeeDee Lamb
Jerry Jeudy
Henry Ruggs

Lordy…

the 2020 WR draft class was STACKED

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) October 5, 2020

We’ve waited forever for the 49ers to have a WR1 and Brandon Aiyuk is the real deal pic.twitter.com/OlKtylLlpo

— Dylan DeSimone (@DylanADeSimone) October 5, 2020

Meanwhile, Eagles fans are less thrilled.

Please add Brandon Aiyuk to the list of better WR's drafted directly after the Eagles draft a WR. Fun!

— Smitty (@SmittyBarstool) October 5, 2020

please enjoy these different angles of Brandon Aiyuk's absurd hurdle pic.twitter.com/DGIN7ELIv7

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 5, 2020

Brandon Aiyuk worked for that touchdown!! Respect! #SNF #Eagles #Niners pic.twitter.com/zeR5Y3aXYL

— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) October 5, 2020

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