Player Profile
Clayton Thorson
QB • 6'4" • 226 lbs
Overall Usage: 53.7%Pass Usage: 93.2%Rush Usage: 8.9%Passing-Down Usage: 65.0%
Recruit Profile
- Class
- 2014
- Stars
- 4★
- Rating
- 0.9244
- Committed To
- Northwestern
- High School
- Wheaton North
- Hometown
- Wheaton, IL
- State
- IL
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Hometown
Wheaton, IL, USA
Teams Played
1
Seasons
5
Career Totals
Passing Yards
10,729
Rushing Yards
408
Receiving Yards
24
Touchdowns
88
Tackles
2
Season Game Log
166 stat lines
| Date | Opp | Result | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT | QBR | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | |||
| Sat 10/13 | vs NebraskaView game details | W 34-31 | 41 | 64 | 455 | 64.1 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | -7 | -1.80 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs AkronView game details | L 34-39 | 33 | 52 | 383 | 63.5 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | -20 | -5 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Michigan StateView game details | W 29-19 | 31 | 47 | 373 | 66.0 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | -8 | -2.70 | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 12/2 | @ Ohio StateView game details | L 24-45 | 26 | 43 | 265 | 60.5 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 1 | 18 |
| Tue 1/1 | @ UtahView game details | W 31-20 | 21 | 30 | 241 | 70.0 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ MinnesotaView game details | W 24-14 | 15 | 21 | 230 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | -10 | -3.30 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs DukeView game details | L 7-21 | 22 | 38 | 198 | 57.9 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 | -19 | -6.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs MichiganView game details | L 17-20 | 16 | 27 | 174 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | -36 | -3.30 | 1 | 6 |
| Fri 8/31 | @ PurdueView game details | W 31-27 | 16 | 27 | 172 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs WisconsinView game details | W 31-17 | 17 | 30 | 167 | 56.7 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 29 | 3.60 | 2 | 27 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ RutgersView game details | W 18-15 | 17 | 34 | 150 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | -27 | -3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Notre DameView game details | L 21-31 | 16 | 29 | 141 | 55.2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | -10 | -0.90 | 2 | 5 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ IowaView game details | W 14-10 | 15 | 30 | 122 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs IllinoisView game details | W 24-16 | 12 | 18 | 110 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | -2 | -0.70 | 1 | 8 |
Teams Played
Northwestern
Seasons: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Year-by-Year Production
| Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | TD | YoY Delta (Pass) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (regular) | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 (postseason) | Northwestern | 57 | 23 | 0 | 0 | +57 |
| 2015 (regular) | Northwestern | 1,465 | 374 | 0 | 12 | +1,408 |
| 2016 (postseason) | Northwestern | 214 | 16 | 0 | 1 | -1,251 |
| 2016 (regular) | Northwestern | 2,968 | 82 | 0 | 26 | +2,754 |
| 2017 (postseason) | Northwestern | 35 | -6 | 24 | 0 | -2,933 |
| 2017 (regular) | Northwestern | 2,809 | 29 | 0 | 23 | +2,774 |
| 2018 (postseason) | Northwestern | 241 | -6 | 0 | 2 | -2,568 |
| 2018 (regular) | Northwestern | 2,940 | -104 | 0 | 24 | +2,699 |