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.

Early life Chiles attended Downey High School in Downey, California. As a senior, he passed for 3,350 yards and 38 touchdowns with five interceptions. He was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl. Chiles committed to Oregon State University to play college football.

College career Oregon State Chiles competed with DJ Uiagalelei and Ben Gulbranson for the starting job his first year with the Beavers in 2023. Uiagalelei won the competition with Chiles appearing in games as a backup. He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.

Michigan State On December 14, 2023, Chiles announced that he would be transferring to Michigan State University, following his head coach Jonathan Smith.

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. Following the season, with Smith fired, Chiles entered the transfer portal for a second time.

Northwestern On January 6, 2026, Chiles announced he would be transferring to Northwestern University.

College statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rate Att Yds Avg TD 2023 Oregon State 9 0 0–0 24 35 68.6 309 8.8 4 0 180.4 17 79 4.6 3 2024 Michigan State 12 12 5–7 192 323 59.4 2,415 7.5 13 11 128.7 97 225 2.3 3 2025 Michigan State 9 8 3–5 128 203 63.1 1,392 6.9 10 3 134.0 81 227 2.8 6Career 30 20 8−12 344 561 61.3 4,116 7.3 27 14 133.8 195 531 2.7 12