Michigan State Quarterbacks Last 10 Years

Connor Cook is regarded as the greatest quarterback in Michigan history. He led the team to being a two-time Big Ten Champion. He was starting QB for Michigan State Spartans from 2013 to 2015.

Born on January 29, 1993, Cook is a native of Parma Heights, Ohio, attending Walsh Jesuit High School.

He became the Rose Bowl Offensive MVP and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year in 2015.

Cook ended his college football career with 9,194 passing yards, 71 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions and began his NFL career after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.

32-year-old QB Andrew Maxwell joined the Michigan State football team in 2010. Maxwell was an alumnus of Midland High School.

He played only four games in the 2011 season as a backup to Kirk Cousins. However, Maxwell became a starting quarterback for the Spartans in the 2012 season.

The 6 feet 3 inches tall QB gained 3,014 passing yards and 14 touchdowns during his seasons at Michigan State college football.

Damion Terry, a senior at Michigan State, has been regarded as a dual-Threat QB and ranked the 615th best player in the nation by 247Sports.

Colar Kuhns played college football for Michigan State from 2015 to 2016. He has completed 328 passing yards, a touchdown, and three interceptions in the 2017 season.

Lewerke represents the Michigan Panthers currently. Previously, he was part of the Giants, Patriots, and Maimi State football teams.

26-year-old QB completed his schooling at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona. There, he completed a total of  7,090 yards and 87 touchdowns.

Michigan State starter qbs since 2017 includes Brian Lewerke, Rocky Lombardi, Payton Thorne, and Noah Kim.

Brian Lewerke

Brian Lewerke served as the starting QB for the Michigan State Spartans football from 2015 to 2019, then joined New England Patriots in 2020. Currently, he is with Michigan Pathers as an off-season and practice squad member only.

As a Junior, Lewerke gained 2040 yards, 8 touchdowns, and completed 189 out of his 339 passing attempts.

He teamed up with the New England Patriots in 2020 as an undrafted free agent.

Rocky Lombardi

Rocky, 6 foot 3 inches, represented Michigan State football from 2018 to 2020. Currently, he serves as a senior QB for Northern Illinois.

Lombardi played 22 career games with the Spartans, including nine starts, gained 1,902 yards, 11TDs, 14 interceptions, and completed 159 of 332 passing.

He has made the Manning Awarded Stars of the Week and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award’s Great 8 list for his performance at Michigan.

In 39 games, with three seasons at Michigan State, he threw 409 completions out of 750 attempts for 5,144 yards and 39 TD passes.

Payton Thorne

2001 Young joined the Michigan State football team in 2020 and plays for the Auburn Tigers. ESPN and 247Sports listed Thorne as the top-ranked QB prospect in the nation.

Thorne finished his Michigan State football journey with 6,493 passing yards, 49 career touchdowns, and 24 interceptions in 29 career games, including 26 starts QB.

Thorne attended Naperville Central High School, where he was named the Chicago Sun-Times and Naperville Sun Player of the Year as a senior.

Noah Kim

21-year-old Noah Kim attended Westfield High School, where he was a three-year starter throwing for 6,756 passing yards on top of 110 total touchdowns.

As a redshirted in 2020, he played in four games as a backup in 2021 completing 14 of 21 passes for 174 yards with three TDs.

Kim received Academic All-Big Ten awards and Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week honor, even though he had an unsuccess season in 2020 and 2021.

Michigan State QBs in the NFL are Brian Hoyer and four-time Pro Bowl winner Kirk Cousins from the Vikings.

Hoyer joined the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Hoyer’s longest stint has been with the Patriots.

Hoyer is the winner of the Super Bowl LIII. The game was held between the New England Patriots and Los Angles Rams in 2019. Patriots defeated the Rams by 13-3.

As of 2022, Hoyers has 10,783 passing and rushing yards, 55 Touchdowns, and 35 interceptions.

Brian went to Michigan State University from 2004 to 2008. Before that, he used to play as a representative of both football and Baseball on the varsity baseball team.

He was awarded the Offensive Player of the Week honor twice in 2004. Later, in 2005, he completed 15 of 23 passes for 167 yards and two TDs.

Last year before joining the Patriots, he completed 180 of 353 passes for 2,404 yards and nine touchdowns with nine interceptions in 13 games.

Kirk Cousins has played for the Vikings of the National Football League since 2012. He completed the 2022 season with 4,547 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, and two rushing TDs.

The footballer was awarded Bart Starr Award in 2022. Cousins holds the record for most game-winning drives in a single season and most fourth-quarter comebacks in a single season, with 8, tied with Matthew Stafford.

Born in Barrington, Illinois, 34-year-old QB Kirk signed a guaranteed three-year $84 million contract with Minnesota Vikings as a free agent in 2018.

Kirk has added the 2011 Lowes’ Senior CLASS Award with Spartans and completed a college football journey with 9,131 passing yards, 66 TDs, and 30 interceptions.