Aidan Hutchinson
DL
#97
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-7
Age: 24
Weight: 268 lbs
College: Michigan
2024 SEASON
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Solo12
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SCK7.5
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FF1
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INT--
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rams | W 26 - 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Buccaneers | L 16 - 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | @Cardinals | W 20 - 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Seahawks | W 42 - 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | @Cowboys | W 47 - 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 17 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 28 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 17 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 32 | 11.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 39 | 39 | 82 | 40 | 122 | 72 | 28.5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Pro Bowl: 2023
- NFC Defensive Player of the Month: 2024 (September)
- NFC Defensive Player of the Week: 2022 (Week 11), 2023 (Week 3)
- Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year: 2022
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month: 2022 (November, December/January)
- Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week: 2022 (Week 11)
- 2022 PFWA All-Rookie Team
- Became the first player in NFL history to register at least 15.0 sacks and four interceptions through two-career seasons.
- Established the NFL record for the most interceptions by a defensive lineman (four) through two-career seasons.
- Among the first two seasons of a player's career in team history, he is first in sacks (21.0).
- Produced 4.5 sacks vs. Tampa Bay (9/15/2024), the second-most a Lions player has had in a single game. His five quarterback hits tie for the most in a game in franchise history.
- Earned his first Pro Bowl berth in 2023, becoming just the fifth defensive lineman in franchise history to be selected to a Pro Bowl within their first two-career seasons.
- Led the NFL in quarterback hits (23), was second in quarterback hurries (67) and was second in total pressures generated (101) in 2023, per PFF. He also tied for the second-most pass defenses (seven) by an NFL defensive lineman in 2023.
- In 2023, he was one-of-two NFL players to total at least 10.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception.
- In the 2022 season, he posted 9.5 sacks, the most in the NFL among rookies and the second-most by a rookie in franchise history.
- Among all NFL rookies in 2022, he also ranked first in total pressures generated (53), tied for first in quarterback hurries (37) and was second in tackles for loss (nine).
- Became the first rookie in NFL history to produce a season with 9.5 sacks, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries. He joins Hall of Fame DE Richard Dent (1990) as the only defensive linemen in NFL history to produce such a season.
- In 2022, he became the first defensive lineman in NFL history to have multiple games with an interception and fumble recovery in the same season.
- Became the first rookie defensive lineman in NFL history to produce three interceptions in a season in 2022. His three picks tie for the most in team history among defensive linemen and tie for the second-most in NFL history by a defensive lineman.
- Produced a 3.0-sack game vs. Washington (9/18/22), becoming the fourth-youngest player in NFL history to log a three-sack game (22 years, 40 days). He also became the youngest player in franchise history to log a multi-sack game.
COLLEGE
- Played four seasons (2018-21) at Michigan and totaled 160 tackles (84 solo), 28.0 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, nine pass defenses, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. He set the Michigan single-season sack record with 14.0 sacks in 2021 during his Heisman Trophy runner-up season.
- 2021: Started in all 14 games, registering 62 tackles (36 solo), 16.5 tackles for loss, a school-record 14.0 sacks, three pass defenses, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
- Heisman Trophy runner-up, the third defensive player to finish second in the history of the award.
- Consensus First Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten.
- Rotary Lombardi Award winner given to the top lineman in the nation.
- Lott IMPACT Trophy winner given to player who exhibits the IMPACT traits of Ronnie Lott: integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community, and tenacity.
- Woodson-Nagurski Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year.
- 2020: Started in three games and had 15 total tackles before his season was cut short due to injury.
- 2019: Started all 14 games and made 68 tackles (34 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss, six pass breakups, 4.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries, and two forced fumbles.
- 2018: Appeared in all 13 games and made 15 tackles (five solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss.
PERSONAL
- Attended Divine Child High School (Dearborn, Mich.) and played defensive end, tight end, offensive line and long snapper, helping his team win back-to-back Catholic League titles (2016-17).
- Posted 65 tackles, 27.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a blocked kick during his senior season. Also caught 68 passes for 419 yards and eight touchdowns at tight end.
- Played lacrosse at Divine Child as a team captain, earning second-team all-state honors in 2016.
- 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game participant.
- Graduated from Michigan with a degree in applied exercise science.
- Son of Melissa and Chris Hutchinson, both Michigan graduates. His father, Chris, played defensive tackle/outside linebacker for the Wolverines (1989-92) and won team MVP in his final season.
