Payton Thorne
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Michigan State Spartans – No. 10 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | Naperville, Illinois | June 26, 2001
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career history | |
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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]
Personal life[]
Thorne is a Christian.[10] Thorne's father, Jeff Thorne, is the head coach of the North Central Cardinals football team.[11]
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.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Naperville, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- American football quarterbacks
- Michigan State Spartans football players