Everything you need to know about potential Jets and Giants target

With the Jets and Giants both having two picks in the Top 10 of the 2022 NFL Draft, let’s take a look at one prospect who may be taken by either team: Michigan edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson.

By The Numbers

– Height: 6-foot-6
– Weight: 265 pounds
– 40-time: 4.64 seconds
– Vertical: 36 inches
– Stats (Career): 17.5 sacks, 156 total tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles
– Accolades & Awards: 2021 Consensus All-American, 2021 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, 2021 Rotary Lombardi Award winner (nation’s best lineman), 2021 Ted Hendricks Award winner (National defensive end of the year)

Prospect Overview

The Draft Network: Michigan EDGE defender Aidan Hutchinson is the prototype. When you’re building out a 4-3 defensive end prospect and assembling the required tools for a dominant player, the end result will look a lot like No. 97 in maize and blue. Hutchinson, a second-generation Wolverine who’s father, Chris, played for Michigan from 1989 to 1992 (team MVP in 1992), plays with the kind of motor and passion that leaves little doubt for his enthusiasm of the game. But that effort becomes a special product when you appreciate it paired with one of the most dynamic athletic profiles eligible for the 2022 NFL Draft.

Pro Football Network: My evaluation of Hutchinson has been a roller coaster, quite frankly. I wasn’t a huge fan and saw him more as a Day 2 prospect over the summer. Then the 2021 season happened, and the hype took over. Some elements of his game popped over that span, most notably his red-hot motor, violent hands, lateral agility, and speed-to-power conversion. However, rewatching the 2021 tape unearthed some concerns that may have been lost in the midseason hype. Hutchinson has above-average explosiveness off the line, but he’s not elite like his teammate Ojabo. His upright style further erodes that explosiveness. He often plays with his pads too high. With a high pad level, he can’t always launch out of his…