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Player Dossier
2018-2021Michigan
Aidan Hutchinson
DL • 6'6" • 269 lbs • Plymouth, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Aidan Hutchinson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Aidan Hutchinson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Plymouth, MI wearing No. 97, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Aidan Hutchinson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 2
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Aidan Hutchinson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan. Aidan Hutchinson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 148
- TFL
- 27.5
- Sacks
- 18.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 10
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Aidan Hutchinson Michigan Highlights
2021 · Michigan · Player Highlight
Aidan Hutchinson college highlights at Michigan.
- Season
- 2021
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Aidan Hutchinson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 148
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Divine Child · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Divine Child · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 1 · Pick 2 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · DL 5th (top 1%) · Big Ten 45th (top 8%) · National 376th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 63.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 63 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 63.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 77.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 14 | 58 | 15.5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 77.8 |
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Aidan Hutchinson played DL for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Aidan Hutchinson recorded 148 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Michigan paired 45.5 primary output with 48.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 48.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Michigan
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
3.3
Efficiency
48.1
Usage
16.9
Consistency
62.9
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Western Michigan: 3. Washington: 6. Northern Illinois: 2. Rutgers: 2. Wisconsin: 1.5. Nebraska: 0. Northwestern: 4. Michigan State: 3. Indiana: 4. Penn State: 6. Maryland: 2. Ohio State: 7. Iowa: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 46.7. Washington: 4 by 66.7. Northern Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Rutgers: 5 by 40.8. Wisconsin: 3 by 27.5. Nebraska: 6 by 25. Northwestern: 3 by 52.5. Michigan State: 3 by 42.5. Indiana: 5 by 60.8. Penn State: 7 by 79.2. Maryland: 5 by 40.8. Ohio State: 7 by 79.2. Iowa: 4 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.5 · Games = 12 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 2 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Georgia | L 11-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | @ IowaSplash game | W 42-3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Ohio State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 59-18 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Penn State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-17 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 29-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | L 33-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 33-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Nebraska | W 32-29 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Wisconsin | W 38-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 20-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 63-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Washington2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 47-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Aidan Hutchinson story
Aidan Hutchinson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Plymouth, MI wearing No. 97, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Aidan Hutchinson's career was his defensive production: 148 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, and 10 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Aidan Hutchinson's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Aidan Hutchinson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 10 | 2.2 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 24.5 | 40.6 | 11.5 | 22.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 24.5 | 40.6 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 35 | 4.8 | -23.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 45.5 | 48.1 | 16.9 | 44.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 45.5 | 48.1 | 16.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 13 · W 42-27 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 11 · W 21-17 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 6 · W 10-3 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington
Week 2 · W 31-10
6
Havoc Plays
84.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 84.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 13 · W 39-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Michigan
45.5 primary output · 48.1 efficiency · 16.9 usage
77.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Michigan
77.8
45.5 primary · 48.1 efficiency · 16.9 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Michigan
63.9
24.5 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 11.5 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
19
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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