Aidan Laughery

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

RB depth chart, 2nd

382 2025 rush yards

3 2025 total TDs

12% Team touch share

8 Explosive plays

30 Career games (12 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2025	Illinois	9	3	75	382	5.1	9	54	3
2024	Illinois	12	9	97	589	6.1	9	32	4
2023	Illinois	9	0	16	81	5.1	2	24	1

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 42.4 68

Yards per carry 5.1 60

Receiving yards per game 6.0 50

Total TDs 3 50

Around Aidan

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Katin Houser QB · 3,300 pass yds · 12g · at ECU

Ca'Lil Valentine RB · 614 rush yds · 13g

WR-X

Collin Dixon WR · 548 rec yds · 13g

WR-Z

Jayshon Platt WR · 720 rec yds · 12g · at FAU

WR-SL

Hudson Clement WR · 454 rec yds · 13g

Christian Abney TE · 12 rec yds · 11g

The situation

Illinois 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 11.4% 57

Red zone TD rate 65.7% 28

Line yards per carry 2.4 38

Sack rate allowed 7.7% 23

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Car	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	Western Illinois Leathernecks	9	2	2	123	2	2	17%
W2	@ DUKE	6			5		1	8%
W5	USC	7			25			11%
W7	OSU	8	4	4	62	1	2	16%
W9	@ WASH	9	1	1	36		2	15%
W10	RUTG	9	1	1	44			14%
W13	@ WIS	5	1		16		1	8%
W14	NW	9	1	1	48		3	19%
W19	TENN	13	1		77		3	18%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#651

Bradley Mann DL · The Bolles School VAN

#651

Ryland Gandy CB · Buford PITT

#651

Aidan Laughery ATH · Gcms ILL

#651 Adarrius Harshaw WR · Cherokee

#651 Francois Nolton Jr. DL · Miami Edison SYR

ATHs in the class

#41

Braydon Brus Glendora NW

#42 X'Avion Brice Arlington Seguin TEX

#43

Aidan Laughery Gcms ILL

#44 Matthew McDoom West Orange CCAR

#45 Christian Rapley Belleville WMU

2025 · 68th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 74th pctile of class