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Player Dossier
2022-2025Illinois
Aidan Laughery
RB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Gibson City, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Aidan Laughery leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Aidan Laughery built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Gibson City, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Aidan Laughery's career was his backfield work:...
Read the storyAidan Laughery, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois. Aidan Laughery leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,171
- Rushing yards
- 1,061
- Receiving yards
- 110
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Aidan Laughery quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,171
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Carrollwood Day · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 436 scrimmage yards · RB 227th (top 31%) · Big Ten 78th (top 23%) · National 569th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 105 | 81 | 24 | 1 | 39.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 12 | 69 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 60.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 552 | 522 | 30 | 4 | 60.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 9 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 359 | 305 | 54 | 3 | 56.3 |
Related Context
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Aidan Laughery played RB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Aidan Laughery recorded 1,061 rushing yards, 110 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Illinois paired 621 primary output with 50.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Illinois
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
51.8
Efficiency
50.2
Usage
17.5
Consistency
41.8
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 69. Eastern Illinois: 86. Kansas: 10. Nebraska: 27. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 33. Michigan: 54. Oregon: 69. Minnesota: 33. Michigan State: 37. Rutgers: 31. Northwestern: 172
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 18 by 42.1. Eastern Illinois: 12 by 79.2. Kansas: 4 by 26. Nebraska: 5 by 69.4. Penn State: 1 by 0. Purdue: 9 by 35.6. Michigan: 9 by 62.5. Oregon: 12 by 59.9. Minnesota: 7 by 43.4. Michigan State: 10 by 38.5. Rutgers: 7 by 45.5. Northwestern: 12 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins57.7 · Games = 9 · +23.7 vs Losses
Losses34 · Games = 3 · -23.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs South Carolina | W 21-17 | 16 | 67 | 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Northwestern100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-28 | 12 | 172 | 14.30 | 3 | — | — | 14.3 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Rutgers | W 38-31 | 6 | 26 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Michigan State | W 38-16 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Minnesota | L 17-25 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4.7 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Oregon | L 9-38 | 12 | 69 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Michigan | W 21-7 | 9 | 54 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Purdue | W 50-49 | 8 | 26 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.7 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Penn State | L 7-21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Nebraska | W 31-24 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Kansas | W 23-17 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 45-0 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7.2 |
Player Story
Aidan Laughery story
Aidan Laughery built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Gibson City, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Aidan Laughery's career was his backfield work: 1,061 rushing yards, 191 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 110 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 110 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 133 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Aidan Laughery's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 31.3 | 4.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 105 | 70.1 | 3.9 | 96 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 621 | 50.2 | 17.5 | 516 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 621 | 50.2 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 436 | 47.4 | 17.1 | -185 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 436 | 47.4 | 17.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 14 · W 38-28 · Conference game
Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
172
Scrimmage Yards
92.7 takeover
172 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.
#2
vs Western Illinois
Week 1 · W 52-3
123
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
123 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
#3
vs No. 19 Tennessee
Week 1 · W 30-28 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
77
Scrimmage Yards
62.4 takeover
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 22 usage.
#4
vs Eastern Illinois
Week 1 · W 45-0
86
Scrimmage Yards
61.2 takeover
Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.
#5
vs South Carolina
Week 1 · W 21-17 · Postseason
69
Scrimmage Yards
60.7 takeover
Win with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
69 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Illinois
621 primary output · 50.2 efficiency · 17.5 usage
60.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · Illinois
60.5
621 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 17.5 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Illinois
56.3
436 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 17.1 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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