MSU’s Payton Thorne lands in top half of 247Sports’ Big Ten post-spring QB rankings

See where Payton Thorne ranks amongst Big Ten quarterbacks heading into the 2023 season

Payton Thorne is in the midst of a position battle for the starting quarterback spot at Michigan State — but that doesn’t mean he still isn’t one of the best in the league.

Brad Crawford of 247Sports released a batch of post-spring quarterback rankings this week, and Thorne comes is listed in the upper half of the league.

Thorne is battling with Noah Kim and Katin Houser for the starting quarterback spot for the 2023 season. Thorne has started each of the Spartans 25 games over the past two seasons, throwing for more than 6,000 yards and 46 touchdowns.

So where does Thorne rank amongst his Big Ten peers? See where Crawford ranks Thorne below: