Should the Texans trade for 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk?

The Houston Texans can go in a lot of different directions this offseason.

Giving quarterback C.J. Stroud more offensive weapons should be at the top of the team’s priority list, though, and they have the salary cap space to sign a big-name free agent or trade for one who could be looking for a new deal.

One such name that recently popped up on the rumor mill is San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. He’s entering the final year of his rookie deal and ESPN’s Dan Graziano wrote on Feb. 19 that the 49ers will “most likely” trade Aiyuk to a team that can pay him the big-money deal he will look for in 2025.

“The most likely way this shakes out is Aiyuk ends up getting traded to a team where he’s the clear No. 1 wideout and where he can get the extension he wants, leaving the 49ers to draft his replacement in the first round.” Graziano wrote. “That’s the cleanest way for them to address all of their needs.”

The Texans are in a prime position to pull off a move for Aiyuk. Houston has the salary cap space, could use another wide receiver and has the draft capital to facilitate a trade.

But does that make the most sense? Here are the pros and cons to trading for – and likely signing – Aiyuk.