Aiden Fisher is an American football linebacker for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the James Madison Dukes.
| Indiana Hoosiers – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Riverbend High School |
Early life and high school
editFisher attended Riverbend High School located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Coming out of high school, Fisher was rated as a three-star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the James Madison Dukes, over the Old Dominion Monarchs.[1][2]
College career
editJames Madison
editDuring Fisher's first two seasons in 2022 and 2023, he appeared in 23 games where he notched 113 tackles with six being for a loss, a sack and a half, seven pass deflections, and an interception.[3][4][5] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Fisher decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[6][7]
Indiana
editFisher decided to transfer to play for the Indiana Hoosiers.[8][9] Heading into the 2024 season with the Hoosiers, Fished was named to the Butkus Award watch list.[10]
References
edit- ^ Madia, Greg. "Riverbend LB Fisher Pledges To Dukes". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Fleischman, Noah. "JMU LB Fisher A 'Special' Player, Making Strides In Spring Practice". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Aiden Fisher". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Flick, Daniel. "Why Indiana football's Elijah Sarratt, Aiden Fisher followed Cignetti from James Madison". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Niziolek, Michael. "From 'Sticks' to the 'White Wolf': How Indiana football's Aiden Fisher made his mark". The Herald-Times. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Browning, Zach. "Aiden Fisher set to lead 'fast, physical and relentless' IU defense in 2024". Rivals.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Elliott, Cody. "JMU's Fisher Named Special Teams Player Of The Week". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ McMahon, Colin. "Indiana football player preview: Linebacker Aiden Fisher". Rivals.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Tow, Seth. "IU linebacker Aiden Fisher is ready to prove himself". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Ankony, Jack. "Indiana's Aiden Fisher Makes Butkus Award Watch List". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 16 November 2024.