Clayton Thorson


Clayton James Thorson is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.

Early years

Thorson attended Wheaton North High School in Wheaton, Illinois. As a senior, he had 2,809 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, 630 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns. He committed to Northwestern University to play college football.

College career

After redshirting his first year at Northwestern in 2014, Thorson became the starting quarterback in 2015. He completed 150 of 295 passes for 1,522 passing yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions and rushed for 397 yards with five touchdowns.
As a sophomore in 2016, he completed 280 of 478 passes for 3,182 yards and a school record 22 touchdowns.
On November 10, 2018, Thorson led the Cats to a 14-10 victory over No. 21 Iowa. The victory earned Northwestern the 2018 Big Ten West title.
His 53 consecutive starts at quarterback is the most ever in the Big Ten and tied for the most with Colt McCoy in all of the Power Five conferences, and over those 4 years Clayton set several Northwestern career passing records including yards, completions and touchdowns. He's the only quarterback in Big Ten history to pass for 10,000 yards and rush for 20 touchdowns in his career.

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Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Thorson was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.

Dallas Cowboys

On September 1, 2019, Thorson was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on December 31, 2019.

Personal life

Thorson and his wife, Audrey, have been married since June 2018.