Busting some false narratives about Aidan Hutchinson with Nick Baumgardner

Whenever there’s a top-tier prospect in the NFL Draft, they are going to have their game completely picked apart by the time the actual draft comes around. Invariably, that leads to over-criticism of some of the best athletes college football has to offer. The process is just too long, and there are too many voices talking over each other for unfair—or completely untrue—opinions to hit the national narrative. And when there’s no clear No. 1 prospect, as was the case with the 2022 class, those talking points will only grow louder.

By now, we know a heck of a lot about Detroit Lions second overall pick Aidan Hutchinson. Many of us spent years watching him ascend at the University of Michigan.…