After Aidan Hutchinson won NFC Defensive Player of the Week before Thanksgiving, a couple friends asked what I thought about Hutchinson’s chances of winning Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Hutchinson has had a nice season for the Detroit Lions. He has made some huge plays and disappeared at times, which is to be expected for a rookie, but he leads the team with 5½ sacks, has two highlight-reel interceptions and has become the face of a young, improving defense.
The No. 2 pick of April’s draft certainly has a chance to become the first Lion to win the award since Ndamukong Suh in 2010, and fourth Lion overall along with Bubba Baker and Lem Barney, but he is not the favorite right now.