2023 LB K'Vion Thunderbird commits to Arizona State

Chicago (Ill.) Kenwood Academy three-star linebacker K’Vion Thunderbird has committed to Arizona State, he announced Thursday evening.

He chose the Sun Devils over finalists Oregon, Colorado, Purdue and Tennessee.

Thunderbird is the No. 1116 overall prospect and No. 109 linebacker in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 26 player in Illinois.

On3 is drastically higher on Thunderbird than other recruiting services, as shown in the Industry Comparsion. In the final 2023 rankings, Thunderbird was tabbed as the country’s No. 64 linebacker and No. 11 player in Illinois.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $6K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.