Entering the 2025 season, one of the biggest worries the Detroit Lions had was whether or not Aidan Hutchinson would effectively rebound off the catastrophic leg injury that cut short his 2024 season.
Thankfully, Hutchinson was able to step up and show that he is still as strong as ever with his elite performance in 2025. In spite of facing down double teams and plenty of attention up front, Hutchinson was his dangerous self, racking up 36 tackles and 14.5 sacks, which was very nearly a franchise high.
Such work would have been likely to make Hutchinson a shoo-in for the Comeback Player of the Year award in previous seasons, but there have been plenty of players that have fought through adversity well this season that Hutchinson may end up finishing a distant second for the award.