Defensive back, Minnesota (from Michigan State), 2025–26
Aydan West
Lettered 2025 at Michigan State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Gaithersburg, MD
Aydan West plays defensive back for Minnesota, after Michigan State (2025). Last time out, at Purdue: 6 tackles. West leads Minnesota in interceptions this season.
2026 so far
21 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 6 tackles at Purdue, L 13–41
Next game: vs. Iowa, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Maryland, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | Minnesota | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Career | 40 | 27 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 5 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Minnesota | 5 | DB | So. | 6′0″ | 195 |
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
2026 Minnesota 6 games, 21 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 59–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Mississippi State | L 13–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Akron | W 41–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | at Washington | W 27–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Michigan | W 20–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at Purdue | L 13–41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Michigan State 7 games, 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. Youngstown State | W 41–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Nebraska | L 27–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. UCLA | L 13–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Minnesota | L 20–23 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Penn State | L 10–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Iowa | L 17–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Maryland | W 38–28 | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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