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The next Clayton Thorson: the 2027 recruits whose offer boards look like his did.

Clayton Thorson

PRO · Northwestern, class of 2014 · drafted 2019, round 5, No. 167 by Philadelphia

13offers at signing

66strength of his top 3 offers

6-4, 205size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Cooper Newman

QB · Sevierville, TN · committed to UConn · 17 offers

17 offers; Thorson had 13; 6-2, 208

59match

Furian Inferrera

QB · San Marcos, CA · committed to Minnesota · 9 offers

9 offers; Thorson had 13; both about 6-3, 210

59match

William Jackson

QB · Orlando, FL · committed to Maryland · 18 offers

1 offers from top-25 programs; Thorson had 3; both about 6-4, 195

56match

Braden Baker

QB · Cypress, TX · committed to Houston · 10 offers

10 offers; Thorson had 13; 6-4, 185

53match

Dre'Mail Carothers

QB · Owensboro, KY · committed to Louisville · 11 offers

11 offers; Thorson had 13; both about 6-4, 200

49match

Matched on position, size, the strength of the programs that offered and how many did: his board at signing day against the 2027 boards today (Nov 2, 2026). The month-by-month cut waits for the dated history, landing now. Recruits are shown with recruiting facts only. History, not a forecast.

Clayton's board when he signed with Northwestern

13 offers, strongest first

Iowa

Northern Illinois

Syracuse

Northwestern

Illinois

Penn State

Ole Miss

Minnesota

Indiana

Toledo

Boston College

Kansas

The offers on record for the class of 2014, ordered by program strength as each program stood that year. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

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