Aidan Laughery
Illinois Fighting Illini
79
Solid

Aidan Laughery

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
RBOffenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Aidan Laughery starting?

Aidan Laughery is listed 2nd string at RB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Redshirt senior · #21 · 5'11", 200 lbs

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Depth at RB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1589Ca'Lil ValentineStarter
  2. 22179Aidan LaugheryYou
  3. 32363Jordan Anderson
  4. 42456Javari Barnett

Illinois Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Gcms, ranked #651 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 382 rushing yards, 3 rush TD. That's 21% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #651 Natl3-Yr Total1,052 rush yds · 8 TDTeam Share21%
Gibson City, IL
Jersey
#21
Class
RS SR
Height
5'11"
Weight
200 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20253823
20245894
2023811

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8752
National Rank
#651
High School
Gcms
Hometown
Gibson City, IL

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated offense; 69th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 79.

Team offense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 69% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WMSUYDS 70
CAR
17
YDS
70
AVG
4.1
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
24
AVG
6.0
TD
1

Final W 38-37 OT

Oct 3LPURYDS 49
CAR
12
YDS
49
AVG
4.1
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
-4
AVG
-4.0
TD
0

Final L 24-17

Sep 26LOSUYDS 113
CAR
11
YDS
113
AVG
10.3
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
1
AVG
1.0
TD
0

Final L 42-19

Sep 19WSIUYDS 93
CAR
4
YDS
93
AVG
23.3
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 48-10

Sep 12LDUKEYDS 37
CAR
10
YDS
37
AVG
3.7
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final L 31-27

Sep 4WUABYDS 29
CAR
8
YDS
29
AVG
3.6
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
17
AVG
17.0
TD
0

Final W 42-23

Aidan Laughery's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

382 rush yds · 3 TD · 17% of carries
Usage / Involvement62%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.