Defensive line, Michigan, 2018–21
Aidan Hutchinson
Lettered 2018–19 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 269 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Plymouth, MI
- Born
- Aug 9, 2000, in Plymouth, Michigan
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Aidan Hutchinson played defensive line at Michigan (2018–21). He won the 2021 Lombardi Award and the 2021 Ted Hendricks Award. He finished second in the 2021 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2021. The Detroit Lions took Hutchinson in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Ohio State, 20193sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Ohio State, 2021Honors
- 2021Lombardi Award
- 2021Ted Hendricks Award
- 2021College Football Comeback Player of the Year
- 2021Lott IMPACT Trophy
- 2021Consensus All‑American
- 2021Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2021Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- 2021Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 2021First-team All-Big Ten
- 2021Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan | 97 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Michigan | 97 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Michigan | 97 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Michigan | 97 | DL | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′6″ | 269 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Michigan 14 games, 62 tackles, 14 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Michigan | W 47–14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Washington | W 31–10 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 63–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Rutgers | W 20–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Wisconsin | W 38–17 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Nebraska | W 32–29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Northwestern | W 33–7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Michigan State | L 33–37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Indiana | W 29–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Penn State | W 21–17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Maryland | W 59–18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Ohio State | W 42–27 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Iowa | W 42–3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 11–34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Michigan 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at Minnesota | W 49–24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Michigan 13 games, 68 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 40–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Army | W 24–21 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atWisconsin | L 14–35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Rutgers | W 52–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Iowa | W 10–3 | 6 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Illinois | W 42–25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atPenn State | L 21–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Notre Dame | W 45–14 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | atMaryland | W 38–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Michigan State | W 44–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atIndiana | W 39–14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Ohio State | L 27–56 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 16–35 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Michigan 7 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atNotre Dame | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Western Michigan | W 49–3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Nebraska | W 56–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Maryland | W 42–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atRutgers | W 42–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Indiana | W 31–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atOhio State | L 39–62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′6⅝″ | |
| Weight | 260 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 28 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.73 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 60 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2023, 2025) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2025
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2025.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 46 | 9.5 | 3 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 47 | 11.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 19 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 53 | 14.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL career | 60 | 180 | 47 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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