Brandon Thompkins

Brandon Thompkins (born October 9, 1987) is an arena football wide receiver who is currently a free agent.

Brandon Thompkins
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver / Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1987-10-09) October 9, 1987
West Palm Beach, Florida
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Palm Beach Lakes Community High School
College:Arkansas State
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:567
Receiving yards:7,024
Receiving TDs:140
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

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] On April 19, 2019, Thompson was assigned to the Brigade again.

References
  1. "Former BC Lion added". Spokane Shock. 2011-06-30. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/111512aad.html
  3. http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Spokane_Shock-149/transactions/
  4. "2014 Philadelphia Soul Postseason Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  5. "All-Arena WR Brandon Thompkins Returns to Predators". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  6. "Brandon Thompkins Named AFL Playmaker of the Year". Our Sports Central. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  8. "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
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