#21
Illinois · 2026

Aidan Laughery

RBSenior5' 11", 200 lbsGibson City, IL
Illinois Fighting Illini3-3 · TDC #48
Snap share
46%
2 of 6 started · likely 37–57%
Rush yards
391
94th of 1458 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.3
41st of 322 in FBS
Rush TD
1
363rd of 633 in FBS
Receptions
8
703rd of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.22
70th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

75 plays · +16.2 total EPA · 70th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.22
Passing+0.19
Rushing+0.22
1st down-0.15
2nd down+0.56
3rd down+0.50
Standard downs+0.05
Passing downs+0.82
LaugheryRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays20%
Pass plays7%
Run plays36%
1st down22%
2nd down21%
3rd down14%
Standard downs22%
Passing downs14%
LaugheryRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries60—
Success rate41.7%214th / 320
Explosive run rate10.0%239th / 320
Stuffed at the line5.0%11th / 320
First downs16—
Red-zone carries5—
Goal-line carries0—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets13—
Target share6.9%—
Catch rate61.5%—
Success rate per target38.5%—
Yards per target3.4—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Laughery's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
13
8 caught (62%)
Avg. depth of target
1.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.9
55 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-11
of 44 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

62% comp1.2 avg. depth6.9 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (15%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 6 targets (46%), 5 caught (83%), 28 yds, 4.7 per target683% · 28yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (23%), 2 caught (67%), 10 yds, 3.3 per target367% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction61 carries

Left
23%
11.6 YPC · 64% succ.
Middle
70%
4.7 YPC · 42% succ.
Right
7%
4.8 YPC · 25% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Illinois

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Laughery’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
5
3 caught (60%)
Avg. depth of target
0.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.0
18 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
2
of 20 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

82% comp0.4 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (60%), 1 caught (33%), 3 yds, 1.0 per target333% · 3yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction44 carries

Left
18%
3.8 YPC · 25% succ.
Middle
59%
5.1 YPC · 54% succ.
Right
23%
3.5 YPC · 40% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

5 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farIllinois#48 · 3-3646%623916.3141.7%84416.9%
2025Illinois#27 · 9-4930%753825.1343.9%95404.1%
2024Illinois#37 · 10-31233%975896.1441.1%93206.0%
2023Illinois#75 · 5-7816%16815.1150.0%22403.4%
2022Illinois#22 · 8-511%393.00—————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Aidan Laughery's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Aidan Laughery's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 7.8 vs Southern Illinois (Week 3)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1UABW 42–235.78293.60711717.0017
2DukeL 27–315.310373.709166.006
3Southern IllinoisW 48–107.849323.3177·····
4@Ohio StateL 19–427.11111310.3037111.001
5PurdueL 17–245.112494.10131-4-4.000
6@Michigan StateW 38–377.117704.10114246.0111
2026 · 6 games6.4623916.31778445.5117

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries62—
Yards39194th / 1458
Yards / carry6.341st / 322
Touchdowns1363rd / 633
Long77—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8703rd / 1995
Yards441104th / 1981
Yards / catch5.5—
Touchdowns1347th / 830
Long17—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards32—
Average16—
Touchdowns0—
Long21—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · UAB✓ RB43~16 (11–21)9·37%
Wk 2 · Duke—68~26 (18–34)12·38%
Wk 3 · Southern Illinois✓ RB57~12 (3–23)5·21%
Wk 4 · Ohio State—71~33 (23–43)12146%
Wk 5 · Purdue—65~39 (27–51)14160%
Wk 6 · Michigan State—69~47 (40–52)23·68%
Season2 GS373173 (137–214)75246%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Illinois roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
21Aidan LaugheryRBSR623916.318+0.22
Ca'Lil ValentineRB502254.513+0.10
23Jordan AndersonRBSR18633.52—-0.05
24Javari BarnettRBFR13765.81—+0.23
20John ForsterRBSO——————
27Corey RashadRBSR——————
31Murphy ClementRBJR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Illinois depth chart →