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==College career== |
==College career== |
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Thorne was redshirted his first year at Michigan State in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://football.dailyherald.com/sports/20200619/naperville-central-grad-thorne-has-high-hopes-at-michigan-state|title=Naperville Central grad Thorne has high hopes at Michigan State|first=Kevin|last=Schmit|date=June 19, 2020|website=Football Focus}}</ref> |
Thorne was redshirted his first year at Michigan State in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://football.dailyherald.com/sports/20200619/naperville-central-grad-thorne-has-high-hopes-at-michigan-state|title=Naperville Central grad Thorne has high hopes at Michigan State|first=Kevin|last=Schmit|date=June 19, 2020|website=Football Focus}}</ref> |
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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 Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] he passed for 325 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-fbl-msu-thorne-0407-20210406-neav2d7zg5ay7jyi4rf5gp2sce-story.html|title=Naperville's Payton Thorne made a difference in his first start at QB for Michigan State. Now, he wants to do that with regularity.|first=Blake|last=Baumgartner|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/2020/12/michigan-state-qb-payton-thorne-shines-early-in-first-career-start.html|title=Michigan State QB Payton Thorne shines early in first career start|date=December 12, 2020|website=mlive}}</ref> For the season, he completed 48 of 85 passes for 582 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. |
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 Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] he passed for 325 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-fbl-msu-thorne-0407-20210406-neav2d7zg5ay7jyi4rf5gp2sce-story.html|title=Naperville's Payton Thorne made a difference in his first start at QB for Michigan State. Now, he wants to do that with regularity.|first=Blake|last=Baumgartner|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/2020/12/michigan-state-qb-payton-thorne-shines-early-in-first-career-start.html|title=Michigan State QB Payton Thorne shines early in first career start|date=December 12, 2020|website=mlive}}</ref> For the season, he completed 48 of 85 passes for 582 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. |
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In 2021, Thorne was named the Spartans starter to open the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2021/09/payton-thorne-to-start-at-qb-for-michigan-state-in-season-opener-at-northwestern.html|title=Payton Thorne to start at QB for Michigan State in season opener at Northwestern|date=September 4, 2021|website=mlive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2021/09/03/payton-thorne-named-starting-qb-msu-ahead-opener-vs-northwestern/5722494001/|title=Payton Thorne named starting QB for MSU ahead of opener vs. Northwestern|first=Matt|last=Charboneau|website=The Detroit News}}</ref> In his first full year as a starter, Thorne threw for 3,240 yards, 27 TDs, 10 INTs, with a 77.7 QBR.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Payton Thorne Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4430590/payton-thorne |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> |
In 2021, Thorne was named the Spartans starter to open the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2021/09/payton-thorne-to-start-at-qb-for-michigan-state-in-season-opener-at-northwestern.html|title=Payton Thorne to start at QB for Michigan State in season opener at Northwestern|date=September 4, 2021|website=mlive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2021/09/03/payton-thorne-named-starting-qb-msu-ahead-opener-vs-northwestern/5722494001/|title=Payton Thorne named starting QB for MSU ahead of opener vs. Northwestern|first=Matt|last=Charboneau|website=The Detroit News}}</ref> In his first full year as a starter, Thorne threw for 3,240 yards, 27 TDs, 10 INTs, with a 77.7 QBR.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Payton Thorne Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4430590/payton-thorne |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> |
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| Auburn Tigers – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Major | Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 26, 2001 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Naperville Central (Naperville, Illinois) |
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Payton Thorne (born June 26, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Auburn Tigers. Thorne played for the Michigan State Spartans from 2019 to 2022.
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.
In 2021, Thorne was named the Spartans starter to open the season.[8][9] In his first full year as a starter, Thorne threw for 3,240 yards, 27 TDs, 10 INTs, with a 77.7 QBR.[10]
In 2022, he was a 12 game starter with 2,679 yards passing, 19 touchdown passes and one rushing TD.[11]
In the 2023 offseason, Thorne transferred to Auburn to play under newly acquired head coach Hugh Freeze.
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Michigan State Spartans | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Redshirt
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| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 0–1 | 48 | 85 | 56.5 | 582 | 6.8 | 3 | 3 | 118.6 | 25 | 47 | 1.9 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 11–2 | 235 | 389 | 60.4 | 3,232 | 8.3 | 27 | 10 | 148.0 | 82 | 181 | 2.2 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 5–7 | 242 | 387 | 62.5 | 2,679 | 6.9 | 19 | 11 | 131.2 | 60 | 42 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| Auburn Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 6–7 | 162 | 265 | 61.1 | 1,755 | 7.0 | 16 | 10 | 129.1 | 134 | 515 | 3.8 | 3 | |
| Career | 42 | 38 | 22−17 | 687 | 1126 | 61.0 | 8,256 | 7.3 | 65 | 34 | 135.6 | 302 | 800 | 2.6 | 9 | |
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 July 31, 2022.
- ^ "Payton Thorne transfers to Auburn: Ex-Michigan State starting QB adds intrigue to battle entering summer". CBS Sports. May 5, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Doering, Joshua. "Michigan State QB Payton Thorne looks to God while leading resurgent Spartans". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Twists of fate allow Michigan State QB Payton Thorne's dad to see son play up close". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 2020.
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