49ers’ latest offer would put Brandon Aiyuk among top-10 highest-paid WRs

Brandon Aiyuk wants to be paid like one of the top wide receivers in the NFL, and the San Francisco 49ers’ latest contract offer does just that, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Mike Silver.

However, multiple reports indicate the two sides are still far apart in their negotiations, signaling Aiyuk is aiming higher than top-10-WR money.

“I’m hearing their offer is maybe in the $26-million range,” Silver told KNBR. “Which certainly is not Justin Jefferson money — nor should it be — but it’s closer to that DeVonta Smith, Amon-Ra St. Brown, that next tier down.”

The $26M-per-year salary would make Aiyuk the eighth-highest-paid receiver in the NFL just behind Los Angeles’ Cooper Kupp ($26.7M annually) and ahead of Smith ($25M annually), per Over the Cap.

The three highest-paid wideouts in the NFL — Justin Jefferson ($35M annually), A.J. Brown ($32M annually) and St. Brown ($30.002M annually) — all signed their new deals this offseason. It’s believed Aiyuk is also seeking a contract in that $30M-per-year range as well.