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Aidan Hutchinson

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Aidan Hutchinson is the starting LDE for the Detroit Lions.

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Aidan Hutchinson this week

The Detroit Lions play next in Week 7, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). Aidan Hutchinson is listed as the starter at LDE going into that game.

At LDE for the Detroit Lions, Derrick Moore and Eric O'Neill are next in line behind him.

Aidan Hutchinson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-21 at ARI (Oct 11); L 26-32 at CAR (Oct 4); W 31-24 vs NYJ (Sep 27).

Aidan Hutchinson wears No. 97, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 7", 268 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Michigan.

Is Aidan Hutchinson playing this week?

Aidan Hutchinson is expected to start at LDE for Detroit Lions. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DET LDE Depth

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Detroit Lions Starting Lineup

Age
26
Height
6' 7"
Weight
268
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DET583400
    2025DET17351414.513
    2024DET51277.500
    2023DET17321211.517
    2022DET162899.533
    Career5 yrs601154547513

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    8
    -0.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    4
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    60
    Tackles
    115

    #5 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Aidan Hutchinson is rated 98 (Legend): production, role and draft slot rank 2nd of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 99% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    98th percentile
    Beats 98% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,343 snaps
    Draft slot
    20% of rating
    Pick 2 · 2022 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ ARITKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 45-21

    Oct 4L@ CARTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 26-32

    Sep 27Wvs NYJTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 31-24

    Sep 17L@ BUFTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-41

    Sep 13Wvs NOTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    2
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 31-30

    Aidan Hutchinson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Aidan Hutchinson plays 90% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share90%

    College

    Michigan

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