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Lions notes: Campbell explains why team has Hutchinson rushing from a 3-point stance

Allen Park — In Aidan Hutchinson's first 20 games at the University of Michigan, he recorded just 3.5 sacks. The switch flipped his senior season, when he broke the school's single-season record, dropping the quarterback behind the line on 14 occasions.

A lot went into that, including increased opportunity and experience, but one obvious adjustment came in the form of his technique. After rushing from a three-point stance the better part of three seasons, former Wolverines defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald switched Hutchinson to a two-point stance, coinciding with the production explosion.

"I've absolutely loved being able to play in a two-point stance this year," Hutchinson said in an interview with The Draft Network last December.