Hutchinson Named Ted Hendricks Award Winner, FWAA First Team All-American
12/10/2021 2:00:00 PM | Football
• U-M Football Writers Association of America All-Americans
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Ted Hendricks Foundation announced Friday (Dec. 10) that University of Michigan senior defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has been named the winner of the 2021 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. Hutchinson joins 2006 recipient LaMarr Woodley as the only Wolverines to win the prestigious award.
In addition, Hutchinson was named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) All-America Team on Friday. He was a first-team selection on the writer's ballots.
Hutchinson leads Michigan's defensive line with 58 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He has been one of the most dominant players in college football this season where he ranks third nationally in sacks per contest (1.08 avg.) despite being double-teamed and chipped much of the time.
Hutchinson has collected seven sacks in the past four games, including a career-best three at Penn State (Nov. 13) and against Ohio State (Nov. 27). Overall, Hutchinson has registered sacks in nine contests and posted at least one tackle for loss in 11 games. He has played 738 snaps for the Wolverines this season.
Hutchinson is the highest graded defensive player according to PFF College. He lists tied for third in total pressures with 73, and he has recorded five or more in nine games this season. Hutchinson recorded 15 pressures in the Ohio State game, setting a mark for the most generated in a single game since PFF began tracking the statistic in 2014.
A first team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media, Hutchinson was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year. He won the Rotary Lombardi Award and is a finalist for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year, the Senior CLASS Award and the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year.
In addition to his success on the field, Hutchinson was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by the National Football Foundation to the top scholar-athlete in college football and is a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
