Aidan Hutchinson holds the LDE · Starter spot in Detroit Lions’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Aidan Hutchinson played 17 games in 2025 with a 91% snap share.

Aidan Hutchinson is a 6'7", 265-pound left defensive end for the Detroit Lions, entering his fifth season after being selected second overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. The Michigan product recorded 14.5 sacks in 2025, adding one interception and three pass defenses. Through four completed seasons with Detroit, Hutchinson has established himself among the franchise's elite pass rushers, earning a Pro Bowl selection in 2023 and producing at least 7.5 sacks in each of his first three seasons. His 2022 rookie campaign yielded 9.5 sacks and three interceptions, the latter tying a franchise record for defensive linemen.

Michigan2018 – 2021

Lions2022 — present

CollegeMichiganDraftRound 1 · No. 2 overall · 2022 · DETHometownPlymouth, MI