My 25 Favorite 2022 NFL Draft Prospects - #3 Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan Edge
#3 Aidan Hutchinson - University Of Michigan Edge Player
- 6'6"
- 265 Pounds
Career College Stats/Accolades 2018-2021
- 43 Games Played
- 1x Unanimous All-American
- 1x First-Team All-Big Ten
- 1x Third-Team All-Big Ten
- 1x Ted Hendricks Award
- 1x Lombardi Award
- 1x Lott IMPACT Trophy
- 1x Big Ten Championship Game MVP
- 18.5 Sacks
- 26.5 Tackles for Loss
- 153 Total Tackles
- 81 Solo
- 4 Forced Fumbles
- 10 Passes Defended
Ann Arbor, Michigan. Home of the Wolverines.
There are a lot of good defensive ends and outside linebackers in this draft, and the last one on my list is highly touted Michigan standout Aidan Hutchinson.
Hutchinson is regarded as the safest pick in this draft and for good reason. He was Michigan's best player last season and he helped lead the team to it's first Big Ten Championship in over fifteen seasons.
Week after week this past season, Hutchinson was just showing up and consistently making big plays.
Hutchinson's tape is also really fun to watch, it's not just him like 'making the smart plays' or him producing as a result of good players around him. He is out here playing like a zombie battering ram with zero regard for his health.
What surprises me most about Hutchinson, is just how tall he is. I don't think it's brought up enough when people talk about him. His height gives him some awesome leverage and he really uses that to help give him a noticeable, abrupt push pretty much every time. This shove looks sort of delayed and it almost always seems to take offensive tackles by surprise. Obviously Aidan is quite strong to be able to do this, but I feel like he uses his power in a clever, and fundamentally sound way. It's a power rush, but also like a power shove.
Overall though, what makes Aidan special is his consistent all out effort like this was the last snap of the Super Bowl, or the last snap of his life. He is surprisingly twitchy off the line and just seems to hunger for the ball.
Every snap Hutchinson wants to wreck the game, simple as that.
Aidan's game is just overall really well-rounded. He will be a pro in less than four hours.
