2026 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 8
Aaron Chiles
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Class:
- Junior
- Season at UF:
- 3rd
- Hometown:
- Largo, Md.
- High School:
- Our Lady of Good Counsel
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 238
Pronunciation Feature Clips Season & Career Stats (PDF)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2026: Started each of the first four games of the season, tallying 18 tackles (10 solo), 11 stops, two pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry on top of a 79.1 PFF tackling grade and 77.4 run defense grade.
2025: Saw action at linebacker in every game this season with his first career start vs. Tennessee, recording 52 tackles, two QB hurries, 2.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup.
2024: Played in all 13 games while seeing action at outside linebacker and special teams, totaling 22 tackles (10 solo), one pass breakup, one QB hurry and one sack for a loss of 10 yards
High School
Rated as a consensus four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals... Named the 2023 MaxPreps Maryland High School Football Player of the Year... Ranked as the No. 1 and No. 2 prospect in the state of Maryland by Rivals and ESPN, respectively... Graded as the second-best player in his position group by ESPN... Appeared in nine games with Good Counsel from 2022-24, amassing 76 tackles (29 solo), 7.0 sacks and 12.0 TFLs... Invited to play in the 2024 Under Armour All-American Game... Picked Florida over Miami, FSU, Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Michigan and Clemson, among others.
ACADEMIC HONORS
- SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2025)
2026: Started each of the first four games of the season, tallying 18 tackles (10 solo), 11 stops, two pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry on top of a 79.1 PFF tackling grade and 77.4 run defense grade.
- vs. Florida Atlantic: Made his second-career start and posted three tackles (one solo) and two pass breakups across 53 defensive snaps while delivering a 76.3 PFF grade, featuring a 79.6 tackling grade and 78.7 coverage grade – the latter of which led all Gators.
- vs. Campbell: Started and finished with three tackles (two solo) and one fumble recovery while delivering a 79.7 PFF tackling grade across 35 snaps on defense (34) and special teams (one).
- at Auburn: Started and logged a season-high five tackles (four solo) as well as three stops across 59 snaps on defense (54) and field goal/XP block (five).
- vs. No. 4 Ole Miss: Started for the fifth-straight game dating back to last season, setting season highs in tackles (seven) and PFF tackling grade (82.0). Notched his first tackle for loss of the season while forcing his first-career fumble and recording two stops across 55 plays on defense (50) and special teams (five).
2025: Saw action at linebacker in every game this season with his first career start vs. Tennessee, recording 52 tackles, two QB hurries, 2.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup.
- vs LIU: Took reps on defense at linebacker in the season opener.
- vs South Florida: Recorded two tackles (one solo), a QB hurry and a pass breakup.
- at No. 3 LSU: Tabbed four tackles (two solo) at linebacker.
- at No. 4 Miami: Totaled two tackles across 46 snaps at linebacker.
- vs No. 9 Texas: Tallied three tackles in the top 10 win.
- at No. 5 Texas A&M: Notched a team-leading nine tackles (four solo), which also marked a career-high.
- vs Mississippi State: Recorded five tackles, three solo.
- vs No. 5 Georgia: Tallied five tackles (one solo) while allowing just a 38.8 NFL passer rating in coverage.
- at Kentucky: Totaled four tackles (three solo) and a TFL.
- at No. 7 Ole Miss: Posted three tackles and 0.5 sacks on the road.
- vs No. 20 Tennessee: Made first career start and co-led the team in tackles with nine (tied career-high).
- vs Florida State: Recorded six tackles, four solo, and a TFL in the win.
2024: Played in all 13 games while seeing action at outside linebacker and special teams, totaling 22 tackles (10 solo), one pass breakup, one QB hurry and one sack for a loss of 10 yards
- vs. No. 19 Miami: Made his collegiate debut and tallied three tackles (two solo)
- vs. Samford: Logged two tackles (one solo)
- vs. Texas A&M: Notched one solo tackle
- at Mississippi State: Tallied two tackles, highlighted by his first-career sack for a season-high 73.0 tackling grade
- vs. UCF: Tied his season high with three tackles (one solo) in the win
- at No. 8 Tennessee: Recorded one tackle while seeing time on defense (10 snaps) and special teams (eight snaps)
- vs. Kentucky: Saw action on defense while recording a season-high 24 snaps on defense (11) and special teams (13)
- vs. No. 2 Georgia: Notched three tackles (one solo) while seeing four snaps at linebacker and 12 on special teams
- at No. 5 Texas: Posted two tackles (one solo) across 32 snaps on defense (19) and special teams (13)
- vs. No. 21 LSU: Registered three tackles and one pass breakup over 23 total snaps (17 on defense) for his highest PFF grade of the season (68.5)
- vs. No. 9 Ole Miss: Had one tackle across 11 snaps for a 67.0 PFF grade
- at Florida State: Played 19 snaps on defense in the win
- Gasparilla Bowl vs. Tulane: Finished with two solo tackles and one QB hurry across 27 snaps on defense (17) and special teams (10)
High School
Rated as a consensus four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals... Named the 2023 MaxPreps Maryland High School Football Player of the Year... Ranked as the No. 1 and No. 2 prospect in the state of Maryland by Rivals and ESPN, respectively... Graded as the second-best player in his position group by ESPN... Appeared in nine games with Good Counsel from 2022-24, amassing 76 tackles (29 solo), 7.0 sacks and 12.0 TFLs... Invited to play in the 2024 Under Armour All-American Game... Picked Florida over Miami, FSU, Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Michigan and Clemson, among others.
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