Aidan Hubbard is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Northwestern.
Hubbard disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Northwestern: Pat Fitzgerald and David Braun. First career honor, 2023: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Nebraska — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 26 | 13 | 10.0 | 7.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 33 | 12 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 26 | 17 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 17 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 102 | 54 | 26.5 | 20.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23@ Tulane | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Western Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-34vs No. 4 Oregon | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 17-14vs UCLA | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-7vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-21@ Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-0vs Purdue | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28@ Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-24vs No. 18 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-7vs Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 13 | 10.0 | 7.5 | — | 0 |
Bowl · 2025
W 34-7
vs Central Michigan · neutral site
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at a neutral site against Central Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
38%10 TFLSack rate
29%8 sacksHurry rate
19%5 hurries26 tackles · 10 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
46.0%
378 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
376 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #112 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #22 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
