Northwestern's fifth all-time sack leader, Aidan Hubbard signed with Seattle as an undrafted free agent after a senior season with 7.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss.
Aidan Hubbard is a Cleveland-born pass rusher who spent five years at Northwestern before signing with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in May 2026. He enters his rookie camp as one of the more buzzed-about UDFAs in Seattle's class after a productive final college season.
Path to the league
Hubbard attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland before redshirting his first year at Northwestern. He steadily built his role from 2022 through 2025, developing into an every-down edge rusher for the Wildcats and going undrafted before signing a three-year deal with Seattle on May 1, 2026.
Career highlights
Hubbard finished his Northwestern career with 20.5 sacks, good for fifth on the program's all-time list, built on seasons that included a three-sack game against Maryland in 2023 that tied for the second-most in a single game in school history. Across 47 games, he totaled 56 solo tackles, 49 assisted tackles and 26.5 tackles for loss.
2025 season recap
As a senior in 2025, Hubbard started all 11 games and posted career-best numbers with 14 solo tackles, 14 assisted tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and a forced fumble. That production made him a priority undrafted signing for Seattle, which brought him in to compete for a role in its pass-rush rotation.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Aidan Hubbard
- ESPN: Aidan Hubbard
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Northwestern
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH, USA
- Age
- 23
- Status
- active
