Aidan Hutchinson
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Aidan Hutchinson

Defensive End, Detroit Lions · #97.

Player facts

Team
Detroit Lions
Position
Defensive End
Number
97
Born
Aug 9, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace
Plymouth, MI, USA
Height
6' 7"
Weight
268 lbs
College
Michigan
Experience
5 seasons
Status
Active

Stats

2026 Defense

TOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
Regular Season15874100000.00000.500
Last 5 Games15874100000.00000.500
Career191126654795058917.80581319260

Recent games

TacklesFumblesInterceptions
DateOpponentResultTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDKB
@ ARIW 45-212020.500000.00000
@ CARL 32-26321000000.00000
vs NYJW 31-242020.500000.00000
@ BUFL 41-31321110000.00000
vs NOW 31-30 OT541200000.00000

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Aidan Joseph Bernardi Hutchinson (born August 9, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was a unanimous All-American playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines, and the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 2021. Hutchinson was selected with the second overall pick by the Lions in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft, and named to the All-Rookie Team. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2023 and 2025, and made his first All-Pro with a second-team selection in 2025.

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Background

Early life

Hutchinson was born on August 9, 2000, in Plymouth, Michigan. He attended Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan, where he played defensive end, tight end, offensive line, and long snapper. He played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game and had two sacks. Hutchinson committed to play college football at the University of Michigan.

College career

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 won several awards for his efforts, including the Ted Hendricks Award, Lombardi Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football. He was also the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, the only defensive player among three quarterbacks to be named a finalist. Following the season, Hutchinson declared for the 2022 NFL draft.

Personal life

His father, Chris Hutchinson, also played college football at Michigan. His mother, Melissa Sinkevics, won the 1988 Miss Michigan Teen USA event while his older sister, Aria, won Miss Michigan USA 2022.

Hutchinson's great-grandfather, Giuseppe "Joseph" Bernardi, came from the town of Medeglia in Switzerland. Hutchinson wears a Swiss flag on his helmet, immediately to the left of the American flag.

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