Payton Thorne
 Thorne in 2021 | |
| Michigan State Spartans – No. 10 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 26, 2001 Naperville, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
|
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Naperville Central (Naperville, Illinois) |
Payton Thorne (born June 26, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Michigan State Spartans.
High school career
Thorne originally attended Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois before transferring to Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois. As a senior in 2018, he was named the Chicago Sun-Times and Naperville Sun Player of the Year after throwing for 3,113 yards and 40 touchdowns.[1][2] Thorne originally committed to Western Michigan University to play college football but later switched to Michigan State University.[3][4]
College career
Thorne was redshirted his first year at Michigan State in 2019.[5] In 2020, he played in four games as a backup to Rocky Lombardi and made one start. In his first career start against Penn State he passed for 325 yards and three touchdowns.[6][7] For the season, he completed 48 of 85 passes for 582 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. Thorne was named the Spartans starter to open the 2021 season.[8][9]
In his first full year as a starter in 2021 Thorne threw for 3,240 yards, 27 TDs, 10 INTs, with a 77.7 QBR.[10] Thorne has been named to the Maxwell Award watch list for the upcoming 2022 season.[11]
Personal life
Thorne is a Christian.[12] Thorne's father, Jeff Thorne, was the offensive coordinator at Western Michigan in 2022.[13]
References
- ^ Long, Beth (November 21, 2018). "2018 Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year: Naperville Central's Payton Thorne". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake. "Naperville Central's Payton Thorne is the 2018 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake. "Changeup: Naperville Central's Payton Thorne switches from Western Michigan to Michigan State". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "The rapid process that led QB Payton Thorne to Michigan State". mlive. December 18, 2018.
- ^ Schmit, Kevin (June 19, 2020). "Naperville Central grad Thorne has high hopes at Michigan State". Football Focus.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake. "Naperville's Payton Thorne made a difference in his first start at QB for Michigan State. Now, he wants to do that with regularity". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Michigan State QB Payton Thorne shines early in first career start". mlive. December 12, 2020.
- ^ "Payton Thorne to start at QB for Michigan State in season opener at Northwestern". mlive. September 4, 2021.
- ^ Charboneau, Matt. "Payton Thorne named starting QB for MSU ahead of opener vs. Northwestern". The Detroit News.
- ^ "Payton Thorne Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ "Jayden Reed and Payton Thorne Named to Maxwell Award Watch List". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ Doering, Joshua. "Michigan State QB Payton Thorne looks to God while leading resurgent Spartans". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Twists of fate allow Michigan State QB Payton Thorne's dad to see son play up close". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 2020.