Clayton Thorson is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for Northwestern. Clayton's 2017 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 541 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 | vsNevada | W31-20 | -16.4 | 28/38 | 352 | 2 | 1 | 90.2 | 15 | 2 | 0.62 |
| 2 | @Duke | L17-41 | 6.1 | 11/29 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 11.2 | -40 | 0 | -0.19 |
| 3 | vsBowling Green | W49-7 | -10.0 | 23/30 |
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 4/8 · Pass Yds 35 · Pass TD 0 · INT 0
| 370 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 99.0 |
| 28 |
| 0 |
| 0.45 |
| 5 | @Wisconsin | L24-33 | 26.8 | 29/45 | 219 | 3 | 2 | 37.0 | -41 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 6 | vsPenn State | L7-31 | 26.0 | 19/36 | 142 | 0 | 2 | 19.7 | -28 | 0 | -0.20 |
| 7 | @Maryland | W37-21 | -4.5 | 27/49 | 293 | 1 | 2 | 62.5 | 43 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 8 | vsIowa | W17-10 | 9.8 | 21/36 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 | 23 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 9 | vsMichigan State | W39-31 | 13.8 | 33/48 | 356 | 2 | 0 | 85.0 | 11 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 10 | @Nebraska | W31-24 | 2.5 | 19/35 | 243 | 0 | 2 | 41.1 | 9 | 2 | -0.09 |
| 11 | vsPurdue | W23-13 | 5.8 | 26/46 | 296 | 1 | 0 | 72.5 | 9 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 12 | vsMinnesota | W39-0 | 0.4 | 9/13 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 74.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 13 | @Illinois | W42-7 | -7.4 | 13/21 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 24.6 | -1 | 0 | -0.04 |
| 1 | vsKentucky | W24-23 | 2.7 | 4/8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 | -6 | 0 | 0.25 |