Clayton Thorson is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for Northwestern. Clayton's 2015 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 378 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsStanford | W16-6 | 22.8 | 12/24 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 68 | 1 | 0.34 |
| 2 | vsEastern Illinois | W41-0 | — | 11/16 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 81.7 | 7 | 1 | 0.95 |
| 3 | @Duke | W19-10 | 3.4 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
| Season | Team | Line value | WEPA/play | YoY Δ | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northwestern | 5.3 | 0.376 | — | 206.3 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 2.8 | 0.331 | -0.04 | 196.4 |
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 8/20 · Pass Yds 57 · Pass TD 0 · INT 2
| 9/23 |
| 70 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| 6.4 |
| 21 |
| 0 |
| -0.11 |
| 4 | vsBall State | W24-19 | -15.5 | 18/31 | 256 | 3 | 1 | 69.5 | 45 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 5 | vsMinnesota | W27-0 | 8.1 | 14/19 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 67.5 | 24 | 2 | 0.35 |
| 6 | @Michigan | L0-38 | 19.7 | 13/27 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 28.5 | -4 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 7 | vsIowa | L10-40 | 9.3 | 17/35 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 25.9 | 10 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 8 | @Nebraska | W30-28 | 11.1 | 13/28 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 82.7 | 126 | 1 | 0.49 |
| 10 | vsPenn State | W23-21 | 11.3 | 5/8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 11 | vsPurdue | W21-14 | -7.4 | 9/19 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 39.0 | 48 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 12 | @Wisconsin | W13-7 | 15.1 | 9/20 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 22.4 | 7 | 0 | -0.04 |
| 13 | vsIllinois | W24-14 | 2.7 | 12/25 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 17.9 | 7 | 0 | -0.13 |
| 1 | vsTennessee | L6-45 | 19.5 | 8/20 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 23 | 0 | -0.18 |