Biography
2025: Aden was selected as an All-American by four different organizations; to the first team by Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation, to the second team by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), and to the third team by D3football.com...Was a first team All-Region 2 honoree by D3football.com...Named the Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year and a first team All-Empire 8 selection...Played in and started all 11 games during the season for the Red Dragons...Finished with 38 tackles, 26 solo, 9.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one interception, five quarterback hurries, and two pass breakups for the year...Had 3.0 sacks among his four tackles, and added one pass breakup, in a road win at Morrisville...Registered 2.5 sacks and seven total tackles against Grove City...Recorded three tackles, two solo and 1.5 for loss, and intercepted a pass in a home victory over Brockport...Had four solo tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss in a road win at St. John Fisher...Tallied three tackles and a quarterback hurry in a home win over Union...Finished with one sack, one forced fumble, and two quarterback hurries in a home win over Utica...Made five tackles, three solo, in a road win at Alfred State...Recorded three tackles, 0.5 sacks, and two quarterback hurries in the 66th Cortaca Jug Game at Ithaca...Finished with five tackles, four solo, in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs at Springfield.Â
2024: Aden appeared in eight games with one start for Cortland...Made 12 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and five quarterback hurries...Started and recorded 1.5 tackles for loss, with 0.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry, in a win over Hartwick...Recorded a season-high four tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a road win at Hilbert...Had two tackles and a quarterback hurry in a win over Lycoming...Played in a win over Endicott in the second round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs.
2023: Played in games versus Morrisville, Alfred and Hartwick...Recorded two tackles, one solo, at Morrisville and one solo tackle and two QB hurries at Hartwick.
2022: Played in a home win versus St. John Fisher.
High School: A 2022 graduate of Highland...Three-year starter in football...Team captain...Earned all-section honors on offense and defense...Named all-state on defense...Three-year member of the basketball team, two as a starter...Team captain...Earned honorable mention all-section honors...Two-year starter in lacrosse...Named honorable mention all-section...Played one year of baseball.
Other: Member of the Dean's List at Cortland...Parents are Dean and Tia Wiser...Has one sibling, Sierra...Father Sean played baseball at New Paltz.
