Brandon Thompkins
No. 14 – Baltimore Brigade | |||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver / Return specialist | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: |
West Palm Beach, Florida | October 9, 1987||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | West Palm Beach (FL) Lakes Community | ||||||
College: | Arkansas State | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career Arena statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Brandon Thompkins (born October 9, 1987) is an arena football wide receiver for the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL).
After playing college football at Arkansas State University, Thompkins was signed as an undrafted free agent by the CFL's BC Lions, but cut after training camp.[1] From there, he joined Spokane Shock. After two seasons, he was assigned to the Utah Blaze,[2] only to go back to the Shock and be traded to the Philadelphia Soul on May 29, 2014 for future considerations.[3] The Soul traded him to the Los Angeles Kiss on May 30, 2014, for future considerations.[4]
On December 14, 2015, Thompkins was assigned to the Predators.[5] With the Predators, he was named Placemaker of the Year in 2016.[6] On February 1, 2017 he was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.[7] On May 22, 2017, Thompkins was traded with Shane Boyd to the Baltimore Brigade for future considerations and claim order positioning. He earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[8]
References
- ↑ "Former BC Lion added". Spokane Shock. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/111512aad.html
- ↑ http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Spokane_Shock-149/transactions/
- ↑ 2014 Philadelphia Soul Postseason Guide
- ↑ "All-Arena WR Brandon Thompkins Returns to Predators". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Brandon Thompkins Named AFL Playmaker of the Year". Our Sports Central. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ↑ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
External links
- Career Stats at arenafan.com
Media related to Brandon Thompkins at Wikimedia Commons