Future All-Name Team LB K'Vion Thunderbird has 3 Pac-12 finalists ahead of Thursday commitment
K’Vion Thunderbird will likely be a fan favorite on name alone wherever he chooses to play college football. The Chicago native could be heading west.
Thunderbird, out of Kenwood Academy, will make his commitment on Thursday. He’s down to a final 5 of Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Purdue and Tennessee.
Chicago Kenwood LB K'Vion Thunderbird is set to announce his commitment this week on the @247Sports College Football Recruiting Show. https://t.co/c8M5TVMhyQ pic.twitter.com/RCpZhLFNmI
— Allen Trieu (@AllenTrieu) January 23, 2023
Thunderbird is listed at 6-1, 215 pounds. On the 247Sports composite rankings, he’s rated 3-stars, the No. 22 Illinois product, No. 84 linebacker and No. 1,060 prospect overall nationally in the 2023 recruiting class. Thunderbird has reportedly picked up scholarship offers from 20 programs during his recruitment.
On Twitter, Thunderbird shares many of his scholarship offers. The Pac-12 programs are among the most recent to offer, with Colorado and Arizona State extending offers after the end of the 2022 regular season.
I am extremely blessed to receive an offer from Arizona State University!! #ForksUp @SinqueTurner @AllenTrieu @SWiltfong247 @EDGYTIM @Rivals_Clint @Levi_bradley312 pic.twitter.com/oLedR5I1SA
— K’Vion Thunderbird (@KvionTbird05) January 6, 2023
After an amazing conversation with @CoachHartJSU, I am extremely blessed and humble to receive an offer from The University of Colorado!! #GoBuffs @DeionSanders @CoachNickWill @SinqueTurner @Levi_bradley312 @AllenTrieu @SWiltfong247 @Rivals_Clint @EDGYTIM pic.twitter.com/8bZcCagkW9
— K’Vion Thunderbird (@KvionTbird05) December 13, 2022
Extremely blessed🙏🏽@oregonfootball @CoachDanLanning @Coach_JakeLong pic.twitter.com/hM9voCXdbW
— K’Vion Thunderbird (@KvionTbird05) August 3, 2022
Thunderbird’s highlights can be viewed below, via Hudl: