Aidan Chiles
Aidan Chiles (born September 12, 2005) is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Northwestern Wildcats. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers and Michigan State Spartans.
| No. 0 – Northwestern Wildcats | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 12, 2005 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Downey (Downey, California) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Aidan Chiles (born September 12, 2005) is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Northwestern Wildcats. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers and Michigan State Spartans.
Early life
[edit]Chiles attended Downey High School in Downey, California.[1] As a senior, he passed for 3,350 yards and 38 touchdowns with five interceptions.[2] He was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl. Chiles committed to Oregon State University to play college football.[3][4]
College career
[edit]Oregon State
[edit]Chiles competed with DJ Uiagalelei and Ben Gulbranson for the starting job his first year at Oregon State in 2023.[5][6] Uiagalelei won the competition with Chiles appearing in games as a backup.[7] He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.[8]
Michigan State
[edit]On December 14, 2023, Chiles announced that he would be transferring to Michigan State, following his head coach Jonathan Smith.[9]
Midway through the 2025 season, in an overtime loss to Minnesota, Chiles was benched in favor of Alessio Milivojevic for poor performance, as the Spartans had been on a six-game losing streak at that point.[10] Following the season, with Smith fired, Chiles entered the transfer portal for a second time.[11]
Northwestern
[edit]On January 6, 2026, Chiles announced he would be transferring to Northwestern.[12]
College statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Oregon State Beavers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0–0 | 24 | 35 | 68.6 | 309 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 180.4 | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 3 | |
| Michigan State Spartans | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 5–7 | 192 | 323 | 59.4 | 2,415 | 7.5 | 13 | 11 | 128.7 | 97 | 225 | 2.3 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | 3–5 | 128 | 203 | 63.1 | 1,392 | 6.9 | 10 | 3 | 134.0 | 81 | 227 | 2.8 | 6 | |
| Career | 30 | 20 | 8−12 | 344 | 561 | 61.3 | 4,116 | 7.3 | 27 | 14 | 133.8 | 195 | 531 | 2.7 | 12 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Luca (May 15, 2022). "Downey quarterback Aidan Chiles is out of the shadows, again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Davis, John W. (November 30, 2022). "Downey QB Aidan Chiles celebrates CIF-SS football championship and his future at Oregon State". Press Telegram. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (June 9, 2022). "Oregon State gets its quarterback for 2023 class as Downey's Aidan Chiles verbally commits". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "What will 4-star quarterback Aidan Chiles bring to Oregon State". Statesman Journal.
- ^ Gehrett, Les (August 12, 2023). "OSU football: Quarterback competition is underway". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (April 7, 2023). "Is there room for freshman Aidan Chiles in Oregon State's starting quarterback competition?". OregonLive. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (September 11, 2023). "Will Oregon State freshman QB Aidan Chiles redshirt, or play beyond four games this season?". OregonLive. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "2024 College football Transfer Portal".
- ^ Thamel, Pete (December 14, 2023). "Oregon State QB Aidan Chiles follows Coach Smith to Michigan State". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State football QB: Aidan Chiles out, Alessio Milivojevic starts 2nd straight". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Chaparro, Jade (December 15, 2025). "MSU quarterback Aidan Chiles to enter NCAA transfer portal, ESPN reports". WILX-TV.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (January 6, 2026). "Big Ten shuffle for Aidan Chiles, who transfers to Northwestern". espn.com. ESPN.