Brandon Aiyuk

Early life

Aiyuk was born in Rocklin, California, and is of Cameroonian descent. Growing up in Reno, Nevada, Aiyuk attended Robert McQueen High School. There, he played wide receiver and defensive back and also returned kicks for the Lancers and was named first-team All-Northern Nevada and honorable mention All-State as a senior.

2016 season

Aiyuk began his college football career at Sierra College in Rocklin. As a freshman, he caught 29 passes for 573 yards and five touchdowns for the Wolverines and was named All-NorCal Conference.

2017 season

Aiyuk was named a Junior College All-American as a sophomore after recording 60 receptions for 960 yards and 14 touchdowns while also returning 11 kickoffs for 418 yards and two touchdowns and 14 punts for 313 yards and a touchdown. He finished his junior college career with 2,499 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns. Aiyuk was named First-Team All-NorCal Conference and All-State after the season.

Aiyuk committed to transfer to Arizona State University for the final two years of his NCAA eligibility over offers from Colorado State, Kansas, Tennessee, and Alabama. He chose Arizona State because it was one of the few schools that recruited him to play wide receiver; others recruited him as only a return specialist or planned to move him to the defensive side of the ball.

2018 season

In his first year with the Sun Devils, Aiyuk had 33 catches for 474 yards and three touchdowns with an additional 381 total return yards.

2019 season

Aiyuk was named first-team preseason All-Pac-12 Conference going into his senior year. He was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after catching seven passes for 196 yards and three touchdowns in a 38–34 victory over Washington State on October 12, 2019. Aiyuk was also named the conference Special Teams Player of the Week after posting 44 kickoff return yards and 76 punt return yards, 63 of which came on his first return for a touchdown at ASU, against Oregon State on November 16. He also had a career-high 10 receptions for 173 yards and a touchdown in the game and his 293 all-purpose yards were the fifth-most in a single game in school history.

Aiyuk finished the season with 65 receptions for 1,192 yards and eight touchdowns, returned 14 punts for 226 yards and a touchdown and 14 kickoffs for 446 yards, and was named first-team All-Pac-12 as both a wide receiver and as a return specialist.

Personal life

Aiyuk married Rochelle Searight in April 2025. They started dating in 2018 while attending Arizona State University, and their son was born in September 2020.

On December 20, 2025, Aiyuk posted a video of himself speeding past Levi's Stadium, reportedly going over 100 mph. After this incident, Aiyuk apologized for his actions. In June 2026, an arrest warrant was issued for the speeding incident.