Aaron Witt
LB · Graduate
6'6" · 241 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Winona, Minn.
- High school
- Winona
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8696 247 composite)
- National rank
- #693
- Class
- 2020
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in all 12 games, making five starts at linebacker … played 165 snaps on defense … totaled 13 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack … made three tackles against Maryland (Sept. 20) … posted two tackles and a sack at Oregon (Oct. 25) … made two tackles in win over Illinois on Senior Night (Nov. 22)
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Played in 11 games, starting 5, in 2024 ... posted 28 tackles including 18 solo stops … made a career-high five tackles against Alabama (Sept. 14) … tallied four stops at Iowa (Nov. 2) … notched four tackles against Minnesota (Nov. 29) … wrapped up four ball carriers against South Dakota (Sept. 7)
2023tap to read
Played in two games to finish the season ... earned first letter … made one tackle versus LSU (Jan. 1), his first since the 2020 season
2022tap to read
Did not see any game action
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Academic All-Big Ten
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Played in 5 games ... made his UW debut against Michigan on Nov. 14 ... collected his first career tackle against Minnesota on Dec. 19 ... posted 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 2 tackles for loss vs. Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30 High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … finalist for Minnesota Mr. Football as a senior in 2019 … earned an invitation to Minnesota Football Showcase All-Star Game where he served as a captain … two-time Minnesota Football Coaches Association First-Team All-State selection … was named the Big 9 Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and was a three-time Big 9 All-Conference honoree on the defensive line … led Winona Senior High School to four-straight state tournament appearances and a 43-5 record … posted 209 tackles, 51 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks during his prep career … recorded 73 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and 5 fumble recoveries his senior year … collected 70 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss, 7 sacks and 3 forced fumbles as a junior … as a sophomore, posted 58 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss and 5 sacks … competed in baseball, basketball, wrestling and track … head coach was John Cassellius Personal: Parents are Mark and Jodi Witt ... has one sister, Allison
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Honors and Awards:
2025: Academic All-Big Ten, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
2022: Academic All-Big Ten
2021: Academic All-Big Ten
2025 Season: Played in all 12 games, making five starts at linebacker … played 165 snaps on defense … totaled 13 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack … made three tackles against Maryland (Sept. 20) … posted two tackles and a sack at Oregon (Oct. 25) … made two tackles in win over Illinois on Senior Night (Nov. 22)
2024 Season: Played in 11 games, starting 5, in 2024 ... posted 28 tackles including 18 solo stops … made a career-high five tackles against Alabama (Sept. 14) … tallied four stops at Iowa (Nov. 2) … notched four tackles against Minnesota (Nov. 29) … wrapped up four ball carriers against South Dakota (Sept. 7)
2023 Season: Played in two games to finish the season ... earned first letter … made one tackle versus LSU (Jan. 1), his first since the 2020 season
2022 Season: Did not see any game action
2021 Season: Redshirt season
2020 Season: Played in 5 games ... made his UW debut against Michigan on Nov. 14 ... collected his first career tackle against Minnesota on Dec. 19 ... posted 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 2 tackles for loss vs. Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30
High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … finalist for Minnesota Mr. Football as a senior in 2019 … earned an invitation to Minnesota Football Showcase All-Star Game where he served as a captain … two-time Minnesota Football Coaches Association First-Team All-State selection … was named the Big 9 Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and was a three-time Big 9 All-Conference honoree on the defensive line … led Winona Senior High School to four-straight state tournament appearances and a 43-5 record … posted 209 tackles, 51 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks during his prep career … recorded 73 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and 5 fumble recoveries his senior year … collected 70 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss, 7 sacks and 3 forced fumbles as a junior … as a sophomore, posted 58 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss and 5 sacks … competed in baseball, basketball, wrestling and track … head coach was John Cassellius
Personal: Parents are Mark and Jodi Witt ... has one sister, Allison