Aidan Chiles has been one of the most talked about players in the country ahead of the 2025 season, and not necessarily for the right reasons.
The Michigan State QB1 is entering his junior season and after being the No. 1 quarterback in the transfer portal last offseason, and he is facing plenty of criticism as well as some high hopes from fans who still believe he has what it takes to be a star and turn things around in East Lansing.
The 2024 season was not all that kind to Chiles who became the starting quarterback for the first time in his collegiate career as he went through some serious growing pains. He passed for over 2,400 yards and 13 touchdowns but he had 11 picks and a completion rate just a tad under 60 percent.
Now, entering his junior year, there are either full-on believers that he will figure it out and become a star or doubters who think he isn't even a top-half-of-the-Big Ten quarterback.
One NFL Draft writer believes he will become a top-five pick in 2027.
I have two takes from watching Aidan Chiles’ tape
— James Foster (@NoFlagsFilm) July 23, 2025
1. He is multiple years away from being ready to start in the NFL, and focusing on him for the 2026 class is probably a waste of time
2. At some point in the future, he will be a top-5 pick
Idk if I’ve seen a first-year starter… pic.twitter.com/6qR7TSZAWT
Chiles has all the tools to become a special talent this year and, hopefully if he sticks around, in 2026 as well. That should be enough to catapult him into QB1 status in the 2027 NFL Draft like James Foster believes. Is that a stretch? Maybe after the season that he just had, but the film speaks for himself and he makes some throws that one percent of quarterbacks can make.
It's all going to start with his decision-making this year. If he can cut down the turnovers, we know he has the talent to make plays all over the field and now he has the weapons to match.
Buy stock in Chiles now.