Reno's Brandon Aiyuk lived up to the lofty hype during rookie season
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On the night Brandon Aiyuk was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers, the general manager who made the pick, John Lynch, was blunt. "Know when you go to bed tonight, you were expensive, man," Lynch told Aiyuk, who watched the draft from his hometown of Reno. "You cost us a lot, but you're worth it. " San Francisco contemplated using the No. 13 pick onAiyuk, a McQueen High graduate.
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