Aidan Hutchinson: DL · Michigan · #97.
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Aidan Hutchinson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four seasons in the Michigan defensive front to date. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest Ted Hendricks Defensive End Award in 2021. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 3 sacks against Ohio State — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 15.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-14vs Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-10vs Washington | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-13vs Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17@ Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-29@ Nebraska | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-7vs Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-37@ No. 8 Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-7vs Indiana | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ No. 23 Penn State | 7 | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 59-18@ Maryland | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-27vs No. 2 Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3vs No. 15 Iowa | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 33 | 15.5 | 14.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%16 TFLSack rate
23%14 sacksHurry rate
19%12 hurries62 tackles · 16.5 for loss · 14 sacks.
4 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 33-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
41.1%
394 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
73.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
A finalist for the position's national player-of-the-year award.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #1 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2021
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
Career, closed
Gone at #2 overall.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 18 sacks, the Ted Hendricks Award (2021) — drafted at #2 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2021)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
National awards
Hendricks, Lombardi, Lott IMPACT +1 more
2021 season
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2021)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 5th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 5th NFL season
