With the season in the rearview, it’s time to assess how Northwestern’s individuals performed this season. All classes are according to the 2016 season. We start with the quarterbacks, where Clayton Thorson played almost every single snap in a markedly improved sophomore campaign.
Clayton Thorson (sophomore): B+/B
280 for 478 (58.58 completion percentage), 3182 yards, 22 touchdowns, nine interceptions; 97 rushes for 98 yards, five touchdowns
Perhaps no player more perfectly embodied the Wildcats’ up-and-down season than Thorson. He started off with a solid performance against Western Michigan but gave away Northwestern’s best chance to win with a goal-line fumble.