Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher celebrates after sacking Miami quarterback Carson Beck during the first half of the College Football Playoff national championship game, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (Marta Lavandier, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
HOUSTON – The Texans drafted Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher, a standout for the national champion Hoosiers.
Fisher (6-foot-1, 232 pounds) is a James Madison transfer who followed Curt Cignetti to Bloomington.
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He was a two-time All-American and a two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection.
He had four tackles and a sack in the Hoosiers’ national championship win over Miami.
Fisher has run the 40-yard dash in 4.75 seconds with 37 1/2 inch vertical leap, a 10-3 broad jump and bench pressed 225 pounds 18 times.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com
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Aaron Wilson is an award-winning Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and www.click2houston.com. He has covered the NFL since 1997, including previous stints for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. This marks his 10th year covering the Texans after previously covering a Super Bowl winning team in Baltimore.