Aidan Hubbard
Aidan Hubbard
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Aidan Hubbard has been at Northwestern through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Nebraska — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 26 | 13 | 10.0 | 7.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 33 | 12 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 26 | 17 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 17 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 102 | 54 | 26.5 | 20.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #52
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jimmori Robinson’s 2024 season.
Matches Jimmori on
Differs from Jimmori on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to David Bailey's senior season at Texas Tech (2025).
Matches David on