Aidan Hutchinson

BIOGRAPHY

Aidan Hutchinson was born August 9, 2000, in Plymouth Michigan. As a true freshman at Michigan in 2018, Hutchinson played in all 13 games and had 15 tackles. As a sophomore in 2019, he started all 13 games, recording 68 tackles and 4.5 sacks. As a junior in 2020, he started the first three games until he had a season-ending injury. As a senior in 2021, Hutchinson set the team's single-season sack record at 14. He became the first defensive player to be named Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Championship Game. He is studying applied exercise science at Michigan's School of Kinesiology. Hutchinson was a 2021 Heisman Trophy finalist. He placed second behind Alabama Quarterback Bryce Young. 

In the 2022 NFL Draft he was taken as the #2 overall pick by the Detroit Lions. He signed his four-year contract, worth $35.7 million fully guaranteed, on May 9, 2022. Hutchinson recorded three sacks, a Lions rookie record, in Week 2 against the Washington Commanders. He recorded his first career interception in a 15–9 victory over the Green Bay Packers on November 6, 2022, with a second interception against the New York Giants two weeks later. He finished his rookie season with 9.5 sacks, 52 total tackles (34 solo), three interceptions, three passes defensed, and two fumble recoveries. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.