Predicting the Pros
Predictions/Aidan Laughery
Aidan Laughery

Player breakdown

Aidan Laughery

Illinois · 2026 Draft Class

5-11188 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~19
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

9%

SeasonTeamConfGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsScrim Yds
2025IllinoisBig Ten9733743954428

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

9%

ML model output

Context Prob

9%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.268

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

2.28 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.360
63.4 alt. conference-adjusted ypg — cross-conference production comparison+0.325
3 career TDs — solid scoring production+0.188

Top Negative Factors

No combine speed data — model penalizes missing athleticism-0.483
Rb rush td rate-0.411
Rb rush yards per attempt-0.337

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)