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Northwestern · 2026

Aidan Chiles

QBSenior6' 4", 225 lbsLong Beach, CA
Northwestern Wildcats5-1 · TDC #26
Snap share
96%
5 of 6 started · 364 of 378 snaps
Pass yards
1398
52nd of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
9–0
Yards / att.
10.1
7th of 142 in FBS
Completion
70.5%
11th of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.50
7th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

195 plays · +98.1 total EPA · 7th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.50
Passing+0.51
Rushing+0.47
1st down+0.36
2nd down+0.52
3rd down+0.73
Standard downs+0.38
Passing downs+0.75
ChilesQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays50%
Pass plays97%
Run plays20%
1st down50%
2nd down36%
3rd down73%
Standard downs48%
Passing downs56%
ChilesQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks149—
Success rate53.0%12th / 170
Explosive pass rate16.2%15th / 170
Deep-throw rate11.8%108th / 170
Sack rate8.7%154th / 170
Interception rate0.0%—
3rd-down conversion44.4%27th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries44—
Success rate56.8%30th / 321
Explosive run rate15.9%105th / 321
Stuffed at the line6.8%23rd / 321
First downs22—
Red-zone carries11—
Goal-line carries5—

Charting

Where Chiles's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
9.4
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
12%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.7
548 yds after the catch
Air yards
831
of 1379 yds on charted throws
Pressured
16%
hurried or sacked · 13 sacks

Where he throws137 throws charted

69% comp9.4 avg. depth5.7 YAC/catch12% 20+ air yds8–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 throws (4%), 5 caught (83%), 41 yds, 6.8 per throw683% · 41yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (8%), 9 caught (82%), 79 yds, 7.2 per throw1182% · 79yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 10 throws (7%), 7 caught (70%), 70 yds, 7.0 per throw1070% · 70yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 4 caught (57%), 68 yds, 9.7 per throw757% · 68yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 5 caught (83%), 97 yds, 16.2 per throw683% · 97yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 40 yds, 13.3 per throw367% · 40yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 71 yds, 23.7 per throw367% · 71yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 4 caught (80%), 49 yds, 9.8 per throw580% · 49yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (6%), 6 caught (75%), 87 yds, 10.9 per throw875% · 87yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 4 caught (67%), 44 yds, 7.3 per throw667% · 44yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 9 throws (7%), 7 caught (78%), 154 yds, 17.1 per throw978% · 154yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 143 yds, 47.7 per throw3100% · 143yRight, Behind air yards: 7 throws (5%), 6 caught (86%), 81 yds, 11.6 per throw786% · 81yRight, 0–4 air yards: 22 throws (16%), 16 caught (73%), 113 yds, 5.1 per throw2273% · 113yRight, 5–9 air yards: 10 throws (7%), 5 caught (50%), 45 yds, 4.5 per throw1050% · 45yRight, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 4 caught (67%), 55 yds, 9.2 per throw667% · 55yRight, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (6%), 5 caught (63%), 87 yds, 10.9 per throw863% · 87yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 55 yds, 18.3 per throw367% · 55yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction43 carries

Left
35%
5.9 YPC · 60% succ.
Middle
40%
3.1 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
26%
4.2 YPC · 36% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Michigan State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Chiles’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
7.5
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
7%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
3.1
43 yds after the catch
Air yards
87
of 130 yds on charted throws
Pressured
19%
hurried or sacked · 3 sacks

Where he throws28 throws charted

62% comp7.5 avg. depth3.1 YAC/catch7% 20+ air yds11–3 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 throws (7%), 2 caught (100%), 12 yds, 6.0 per throw2100% · 12yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 throws (14%), 2 caught (50%), 8 yds, 2.0 per throw450% · 8yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 throws (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (4%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per throw1100% · 8yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (7%), 1 caught (50%), 16 yds, 8.0 per throw250% · 16yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 throws (7%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per throw250% · 10yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (21%), 4 caught (67%), 23 yds, 3.8 per throw667% · 23yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 throws (7%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per throw250% · 10yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (14%), 1 caught (25%), 19 yds, 4.8 per throw425% · 19yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (4%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per throw1100% · 24yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction11 carries

Left
9%
2.0 YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
64%
2.0 YPC · 29% succ.
Right
27%
3.3 YPC · 33% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farNorthwestern#26 · 5-1696%98/13913989–010.153.0%60981.6756.8%
2025Michigan State#83 · 4-8860%128/203139210–36.941.1%812272.8658.9%
2024Michigan State#90 · 5-71292%192/323241513–117.539.6%972252.3357.4%
2023Oregon State#20 · 8-5911%24/353094–08.837.5%17794.6350.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Aidan Chiles's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Aidan Chiles's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.3 avg. game scoreBest: 8.5 vs Ball State (Week 6)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1South Dakota StateW 34–187.7142458.327311.4108182.3114
3ColoradoW 41–77.9172277.324111.030920.224
4@IndianaL 23–297.5222975.929310.1201300.0115
5Penn StateW 34–135.8101471.4936.6006213.5115
6Ball StateW 45–148.5172373.927211.8308324.0118
7@Michigan StateW 24–216.4182766.72268.40016251.6117
2026 · 6 games7.39813970.5139810.19060981.6718

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions98—
Attempts139—
Completion %70.5%11th / 142
Yards139852nd / 265
Yards / att.10.17th / 142
Touchdowns959th / 265
Interceptions0—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries60—
Yards98453rd / 1456
Yards / carry1.6314th / 325
Touchdowns721st / 631
Long18—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles5—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · South Dakota State✓ QB545432100%
Wk 3 · Colorado✓ QB73663190%
Wk 4 · Indiana✓ QB565642100%
Wk 5 · Penn State✓ QB696920100%
Wk 6 · Ball State—55493289%
Wk 7 · Michigan State✓ QB71704499%
Season5 GS37836420196%

Position Room

6 QBs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
0Aidan ChilesQBSR139139890+0.50
4Nicco MarchiolQBJR1000+0.38
2Ryan BoeQBSO————+0.38
9Johnny O'BrienQBFR—————
11Aidan GrayQBJR—————
13Gavin FrakesQBSR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Northwestern depth chart →