Aidan Laughery

RB · #21 · Illinois · 5TH · 5'11" · 200 · Gibson City, IL

RB depth chart, 2nd

391 2026 rush yards
2 2026 total TDs
23% Team touch share
6 Explosive plays
36 Career games (15 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Illinois6362 391 6.3 8 44 2
2025 Illinois9375 382 5.1 9 54 3
2024 Illinois12997 589 6.1 9 32 4
2023 Illinois9016 81 5.1 2 24 1

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 65.2 83
Yards per carry 6.3 82
Receiving yards per game 7.3 58
Total TDs 2 42

Around Aidan

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Katin Houser QB · 1,440 pass yds · 6g
RB Ca'Lil Valentine RB · 225 rush yds · 5g
WR-X Collin Dixon WR · 608 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Hudson Clement WR · 404 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Brayden Trimble WR · 172 rec yds · 6g
TE Christian Abney TE · 13 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Illinois 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.2% 26
Red zone TD rate 72.4% 54
Line yards per carry 2.9 79
Sack rate allowed 2.4% 92

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 UAB8 29 0 1 1 17 0 0
W2 DUKE10 37 0 2 1 6 0 0
W3Southern Illinois Salukis4 93 1 1 0 0 0 0
W4 @ OSU11 113 0 1 1 1 0 0
W5 PUR12 49 0 2 1 -4 0 3
W6 @ MSU17 70 0 7 4 24 1 4

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#648 Dae'Quan Wright TE · Perry VT
#648 Owen Pewee LB · Cy Park UTSA
#651 Aidan Laughery ATH · Gcms ILL
#664 Drew Bobo OT · Auburn UGA
#664 Jaziun Patterson RB · Deerfield Beach IOWA
ATHs in the class
#39 Koen Entringer Walled Lake Western IOWA
#41 Braydon Brus Glendora NW
#42 Aidan Laughery Gcms ILL
#44 Matthew McDoom West Orange CCAR
#44 Christian Rapley Belleville WMU
2026 · 83th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 74th pctile of class