N'Keal Harry led Brandon Aiyuk to the 49ers. That path ultimately resulted in perhaps the most spectacular touchdown in this 2020 NFL season.
Aiyuk, the 25th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, was Harry's teammate at Arizona State and according to San Francisco general manager John Lynch caught the Niners' attention originally because of their interest in the current Patriots wideout.
"We started noticing him when we were studying N'Keal Harry (leading to the 2019 draft)," 49ers general manager John Lynch said on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd." "N'Keal is a player that we had great interest in last year. He's now with the Patriots. As we were studying him, we kept saying, 'Who's this dude? This guy is pretty good.' He kept showing up in spurts."
It was the second career touchdown for Aiyuk, and interestingly enough both have come via rushes rather than receptions -- on this one Sunday night, it was technically a backward pass.