CFB Index

#25

Aidan Hutchinson

Michigan Harbaugh Era · 2021

Heisman runner-up as an edge defender, the first Michigan-Ohio State win in eight years, and the captain of the program's CFP-era turning point.

2021 Heisman runner-up · 14 sacks · '21 Big Ten title

Hutchinson's 2021 — 14 sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, the Heisman runner-up vote behind Bryce Young, the Big Ten title that ended Ohio State's eight-year stranglehold on the rivalry — was the season that started the Michigan run that ended in Houston in January 2024 with a national title. He was a captain and the program's emotional center; the Lions took him second overall in 2022. The legacy is that the Michigan revival had a face.

Cohort divergence

Stat-folks rank

#20

Casual-fans rank

#30

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