Quintayvious
Hutchins.
Quintayvious
Hutchins.
Boston College· 6'3"· 233 lb· 4.74s 40
R7 · #247 · New England Patriots"An undersized, hands-and-motor rush specialist in the Quincy Roche mold: the pass-rush plan and violent hands are real NFL traits, and the 233-pound frame with no anchor means he only survives if he becomes a core special-teamer while the counters develop."Pre-draft read
Hutchins, an effort-and-hands edge rusher, wins with activity. His improved get-off and versatility across three-point, two-point, wide-nine, and interior alignments allow him to maintain squareness against tackles. Primarily utilized as Boston College's top pass rusher, he also reduced his missed-tackle rate as a captain, demonstrating genuine finish in pursuit.
However, his 233-pound frame and 32 5/8-inch arms limit his anchoring against the run. He's often displaced by down blocks and duo, and struggles to convert speed to power. Hutchins' rush plan also lacks a deep counter repertoire. His closing speed is a concern, as evidenced by 16 quarterback hits but only 5.5 career sacks. He processes slowly on misdirection and pullers, reflecting a limited defensive snap history.
Quintayvious Hutchins projects best in a hybrid front, either a 4-3 under or a 3-4, that asks its edges to be hand-active rushers who can align in multiple gaps and play contain in the run game.
He can contribute immediately as a sub-package rusher and special teamer, and develop into a rotational pass rusher who sets a good edge and generates pressure with his motor and hands.
Quintayvious Hutchins would be a poor fit for a two-gapping 3-4 true defensive end role where he lacks the mass and strength to hold the point of attack effectively.
Quintayvious Hutchins's motor, hand usage, and alignment versatility make him a valuable addition to a scheme that prioritizes effort and technique over raw power and size for its edge defenders.
Boston College Edge Quintayvious Hutchins | 2026 NFL Draft Tape
The conference-produced draft cut-up: the best single look at the hand usage and the alignment variety Boston College gave him in 2025.
Quintavious Hutchins 2024 Regular Season Highlights | Boston College Defensive Lineman
The breakout year opposite Donovan Ezeiruaku - 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks - and the cleanest evidence of the get-off improvement.
Quintayvious Hutchins College Highlights | New England Patriots 2026 NFL Draft Pick
The team post-draft reel on the 247th pick, framed around the special-teams and sub-package role New England drafted him for.
Keeping Him in MA: Newest Patriots EDGE Quintayvious Hutchins Boston College Highlights
Career compilation assembled at the draft, useful for seeing how little he weighed relative to the tackles he was asked to beat.
FILM BREAKDOWN: How Quintayvious Hutchins Can Contribute IMMEDIATELY for Patriots
All-22 style breakdown of the rush plan and the finishing problem - the 16-hits-to-5.5-sacks gap is the through-line of the segment.
Quintayvious Hutchins Highlights | NE Patriots Edge Rusher | Boston College
Independent scouting reel with more full-speed run-defense reps than the official cuts, where the anchor limitations are visible.
Quintayvious Hutchins projects as a high-motor, effort-based rotational edge rusher, best suited for sub-package pass-rushing roles and special teams. His game relies on relentless hand usage and persistence, making him a player who could generate pressure against tiring offensive linemen, particularly on long downs. His 4.74-second forty-yard dash time suggests he lacks the elite closing speed to consistently finish plays.
Hutchins' collegiate career was marked by a steady upward trajectory at Boston College despite being their only FBS offer. After redshirting in 2021 and playing special teams at tight end in 2022, he became a rotational defender in 2023, then a starter in 2024 with 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He earned a captaincy in 2025, playing through injury. His production grew even as the defensive unit around him declined, indicating his individual improvement.
Evaluators consistently flagged his undersized frame, short arms, and below-average athletic testing, with consensus projecting him as high as a fifth-round pick and as low as a priority undrafted free agent. Despite these concerns, New England selected him as the 247th overall pick, making him the 27th Boston College player drafted by the Patriots since 1940.
- 01
Improved Get-Off
His improved get-off and first-step timing shows genuine intent stacking rushes over the course of a drive.
- 02
Active Hands
He uses violent and active hands which stands out as his most translatable trait, crucial for generating pressure.
- 03
Versatile Alignment
He shows versatility in alignment, capable of playing from a three-point, two-point, and interior reduction.
- 04
Reduced Missed Tackles
His tackling technique improved, reducing his missed-tackle rate from 17.1 percent to 7.7 percent.
- 05
Relentless Motor
His relentless motor and high effort contributed to 16 career quarterback hits with limited snap volume.
- 01
Undersized Frame
His 233-pound frame and 32 5/8-inch arms are below NFL thresholds for mass and length at the edge position.
- 02
Limited Play Strength
He has below-average play strength, lacking ability to anchor against run blocks or convert speed to power.
- 03
Run Defense Displacement
He is frequently displaced in the run game, struggling against down blocks and duo combinations.
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Limited Counter Moves
His counter moves and thin counter tree mean he relies on effort without developed secondary pass-rush techniques.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.74sp50
- Vertical
- 37inp50
- Broad jump
- 112inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.34sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.61sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boston College | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Boston College | 13 | 29 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Boston College | 10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 40 | 71 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Honors
- Boston College defensive captain (2025)
- 2026 Senior Bowl invitee and participant
- 2026 NFL Scouting Combine invitee
- Three-star recruit (Bessemer City HS, Alabama); Boston College was his only FBS offer after an initial commitment to Murray State
- Fourth Boston College defensive lineman drafted in the last decade; 229th Eagle drafted all-time
- First Boston College player drafted by New England since Ron Brace (2009)
The realistic path, and the comp 247Sports used: a late-round edge with a good motor and no length who makes rosters on special teams, cycles through practice squads, and gets sub-package pass-rush snaps when a room thins out with injuries.
The ceiling: a college edge whose production never matched his effort until an NFL strength program added functional mass, then produced an eight-sack season in year three. Same hands-first rush profile, same need for weight before the traits mean anything.
The floor: an undersized college edge with real captain-level intangibles who never solves the mass problem, survives a training camp on effort, and finishes as a practice-squad body.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
New England spent the 247th pick on a player almost every public board had projected as an undrafted free agent, which is the appropriate frame for what follows: this is a special-teams and sub-package bet, not a defensive-line investment. The three-year arc is real - two tackles as a special-teams body in 2022, five as a rotational end in 2023, 31 with 5.5 tackles for loss as a starter in 2024, 35 with a captaincy in ten games in 2025 - and improvement curves that steep in a player who never had a second offer are worth something in a seventh round otherwise full of finished products.
The context around that production also matters: Boston College's defense declined around him. Per CFBD, the Eagles' front-seven havoc rate fell from 9.9 percent in 2024 to 7.2 percent in 2025 and their defensive PPA allowed rose from 0.136 to 0.235, one of the worst marks in the ACC, meaning his best season came on a unit generating less pressure and giving up more, with opposing offenses game-planning him as the only edge threat left after Ezeiruaku. The stuff rate stayed steady at 19.2 percent, and his run-fit responsibility inside that number was more legitimate than his listed weight suggests.
What he has to prove in New England is that 233 pounds is a floor rather than a fixed number, and that the 16-hits-to-5.5-sacks ratio is a finishing problem solvable with technique instead of a closing-speed problem fixed only by a 40 time he does not have. The realistic path is four special-teams units, a sub-package pass-rush role in exotic blitz looks, and a roster spot earned on the practice field.
Off the field, he was charged on May 13, 2026 with a misdemeanor domestic assault and battery on a household member stemming from an incident in a Boston College dorm the previous day, per NFL Media; the case had not been resolved at the time of writing and is a live variable in his standing with the club.