Michigan Football: 5 breakout freshmen to watch in 2018

TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 1: Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines looks on from the sidelines during the second quarter of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game against the South Carolina Gamecocks on January 1, 2018 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /

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ANN ARBOR, MI – OCTOBER 01: Michigan Wolverines head football coach leads his team onto the field prior to the start of the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan defeated Wisconsin 14-7. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

If you’re a Wolverines fan, you’ve got to love a story like Aidan Hutchinson.

His entire family before him had gone to school in Ann Arbor. He was the No. 1 prospect in the state of Michigan, and he committed to the Wolverines in the February before the 2017 season even began. He never wavered in his pledge, and signed with Michigan during the early signing period. He’s also Harbaugh’s highest-rated commit in his class of 2018.

It seems a foregone conclusion, then, that Hutchinson will see action during the upcoming season. He’s got a college-ready frame already, and is talented enough to slide into the Wolverines’ defensive rotation from day one. Coaches rave about his nonstop motor, and his athleticism can’t be questioned, as he played on both sides of the ball in high school — he excelled at tight end as well as on the defensive line.

Michigan looks like it’s got a star in the making here, as well as a tremendous family legacy.

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