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Eventually, will get paid.All the top receivers do, and there's little doubt that San Francisco's most targeted receiver in one of the top NFL offenses belongs in the conversation among the NFL's best pa s-catchers.The question is whether it's the or some other team that will pay Aiyuk.In the past couple of years, the 49ers have paid the team's other playmakers, including , and fellow receiver , who was in Aiyuk's situation two years ago. That became a contentious negotiation during which Samuel asked to be traded before ultimately agreeing to a three-year, $73.5 million deal.ADVERTISEMENT After his second straight 1,000-yard Kyle Korver Jersey receiving season, Aiyuk will make $14.1 million in 2024 on his fifth-year option. Samuel is scheduled to be the Niners' highest-paid offensive player at $21.9 million in total compensation, followed by left tackle ($20.9 million), McCaffrey ($16 million), Aiyuk ($14.1 million) and tight end ($14 million).Now consider that star receiver just signed a four-year extension for $140 million. That's an average annual value of $35 million. averages $32 million per year, and average $30 million and, with his new deal, now averages $28.25 million.The receiver market is blowing up.Meanwhile, Aiyuk did not show up to the team's mandatory minicamp this week and could incur fines up to $101,716."Some guys come because they want to avoid a fine, and some don't," coach Kyle Shanahan said. "We know what the proce s is, we know what the busine s part is, and that's just how they decide how they want to handle this week."Samuel said he's talked with Aiyuk to offer his perspective."I know this is a stre sful time and he's done a tremendous job throughout his career here," Samuel said. "When it Bob Lanier Jersey comes to things like this, it gets tough. Some things you kind of take personal, and overall, it's just a stre sful proce s, to be honest with you."It may have gotten more stre sful for Aiyuk on Tuesday, when the 49ers announced a contract extension with do-everything running back McCaffrey. It's reportedly a two-year, $38 million addition to his current contract that pays him $24 million in guaranteed money. The deal puts McCaffrey at the top of the running back market at $19 million D.J. Augustin Jersey annually and keeps him in San Francisco until 2027, when the product will be 31 years old.Christian McCaffrey agrees to $38 million extension with 49ers Paying McCaffrey is a no-brainer for Shanahan and general manager John Lynch. The NFL's Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 led the league in scrimmage yards (2,023) and total touchdowns (21). He represented 30% of his team's offense last season.But San Francisco also gave No. 3 receiver a two-year, $15.4 million deal. The 49ers recently signed pa s-catching tight end to a one-year deal. And they drafted receivers in the first round and in the fourth round, presumably to protect themselves if negotiations go sour with Aiyuk and his representatives.Lynch said after the draft that the team had moved on from po sibly trading Aiyuk or Samuel, who addre sed the draft-night rumors when talking with reporters this week."I heard it," Samuel said. "I had a conversation with my agent about it. They were going back and forth with it, whoever it was. It was a thing at first, but we're going to move past it. We're here, and we're here to get better."With San Francisco already ranking among Christian Wood Jersey the NFL's top five in total compensation for the receiver room, perhaps Aiyuk has outpriced what the team wants to spend? He reportedly seeks a contract that will pay him well north of $25 million annually.Quarterback posted a 124.0 QB rating last season when targeting Aiyuk, who had 75 receptions for 1,342 yards, 7 touchdowns and a career-high 17.9 yards per catch.So are the 49ers prepared to make him their highest-paid player offensive player? Is Aiyuk more valuable than McCaffrey?Those are questions Shanahan and Lynch must work through as they figure out an equitable deal for the team and the player.Should Brandon Aiyuk hold out for a deal? Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. FOX Sports NFL analyst Bucky Brooks notes that back in the 1990s, Mike Holmgren and the would draft young receivers who fit their West Coast scheme instead of paying big money for established stars. With the rising receiver market, maybe that strategy will come back around."It's been proven now that these wide receivers can come from college and jump in, like , and have production," Brooks said. "And so, do the wide receivers begin to become a little more like the running back, where you pay for the top guys, but with the other guys, you get to a point where you're like, Nah, I Pau Gasol Jersey may draft a guy.'"Andy Reid, a former Holmgren a sistant who runs a variation of the West Coast offense, took that philosophy with him to the , which eventually led to them trading electric playmaker Tyreek Hill.Shanahan also runs a variation of the West Coast offense. Could he be thinking the same thing about Aiyuk? Time will tell.Eric D. Williams has reported on the NFL for more than a decade, covering the Los Angeles Rams for Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune. Follow him on Twitter at @eric_d_williams.