2025 Football Roster

September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern
September 14, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Eastern Illinois at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 14, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
November 16, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Ohio State at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 16, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
August 31, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Miami Ohio at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, August 31, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
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Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
July 21, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 91

Aidan Hubbard

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    255
  • Position:
    DL
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Cleveland, Ohio
  • High School:
    St. Ignatius

2024 Redshirt Junior:
Started in 12 games, tallying 33 tackles, and led the team with seven tackles for loss and six sacks to go along with one pass breakup and a fumble recovery for a touchdown ... Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention, Academic All-Big Ten, and CSC Academic All-District Team ... Ranked 11th in the Big Ten in sacks and became the first Wildcat to post back-to-back seasons of 6.0 or more sacks since Joe Gaziano in 2018-19 ... Logged three tackles in consecutive games against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) and Duke (9/6) ... Registered a sack and three tackles in a win over Eastern Illinois (9/14) ... Recorded one sack and three tackles while recovering one fumble at Washington (9/21) ... Had a fumble recovery for his first-career touchdown while adding a sack in a win at Maryland (10/11) ... Tallied three tackles and a tackle for loss against Iowa (10/26) ... Notched a sack in an overtime win at Purdue (11/2) ... Recorded four tackles against Ohio State (11/16) ... Logged a season-high five tackles and a sack against Michigan (11/23) ... Tallied one sack and four tackles vs. Illinois (11/30).

2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Played in all 13 games, totaling 27 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, a team-high 6.0 sacks and pass broken up ... All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Academic All-Big Ten ... Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in sacks ... Recorded 0.5 tackles for loss in the season opener at Rutgers (9/3) ... Tallied three tackles against Penn State (9/30) ... Was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after notching three sacks in win over Maryland (10/28) … His three sacks were tied for the second-most in a game in program history … Most sacks by a Wildcat since Ifeadi Odenigbo broke the program record with 4.0 sacks against Iowa on Oct. 1, 2016 ... Tied career-high with six tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss against Iowa (11/4) ... Recorded a sack, two tackles, and a pass deflection versus Wisconsin (11/11) ... Had 1.0 tackle for loss in Las Vegas Bowl win over Utah (12/23).

2022 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in 11 games, starting three, and recorded 17 tackles and a sack ... Recorded a QBH in his collegiate debut against Nebraska (8/27) ... Made his first-career start against Duke (9/10) ... Notched his first-career sack against Southern Illinois (9/17).

2021 First-Year:
Did not see game action this season and redshirted.

High School:
Three-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on May 2, 2020 ... No. 61 outside linebacker in the country and 42nd ranked player in Ohio (247Sports) ... Led team in tackles his junior season with 40.5, which included eight tackles for loss and six sacks ... Team-best 40 tackles in his senior season with 10 tackles for loss and three sacks in seven games ... Two-time All-State and two time first team all-district honors ... Honor roll member.

Football - Western Illinois Cinematic Recap (9/5/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Week 3 Monday Press Conference (9/8/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Western Illinois at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Football - 'Cats Roll Western Illinois, 42-7 in Home Opener (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06