Report: 49ers shopping Aiyuk, Samuel to move up

The San Francisco 49ers have discussed trading top wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel with multiple teams, sources told The Athletic's Dianna Russini.

San Francisco is looking to move up in the first round of Thursday's NFL draft and had talks with a team owning a top-10 pick, Russini adds. The 49ers currently own the 31st overall pick this year after failing short against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII.

Aiyuk is considered a potential trade candidate this offseason as he enters the final year of his rookie contract. General manager John Lynch recently said he hopes Aiyuk spends his entire career with San Francisco, but the two sides reportedly aren't close to agreeing on a multi-year deal.

Samuel requested a trade in 2022 before signing a three-year extension with the 49ers. The 28-year-old has a cap hit of $28.6 million in 2024 and two years left on his contract.

Samuel has struggled to stay healthy and has yet to play a full season since entering the NFL as a second-round pick in 2019. He earned a first-team All-Pro nod in 2021 after amassing 1,770 scrimmage yards and 14 total touchdowns. Samuel also posted a league-high 18.2 yards per reception that year.

The South Carolina product is one of the league's top dual-threat weapons in Kyle Shanahan's offense. Samuel has scored 15 receiving touchdowns while recording 16 TDs on the ground over the last three seasons.

Aiyuk, 26, led the 49ers with 75 receptions for 1,342 yards and seven touchdowns in 2023. The 2020 first-round pick has topped 1,000 yards in each of the last season seasons.

The New England Patriots (No. 3 overall), Los Angeles Chargers (No. 5 ), and Chicago Bears (No. 9) are among teams with a top-10 pick who are considered potential candidates to trade down in Round 1.

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