{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Brandon Thompkins | image = | caption = | current_team = | number = 14 | position = Wide receiver / Return specialist | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|09}} | birth_place = West Palm Beach, Florida | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 185 | high_school = Palm Beach Lakes Community High School | college = Arkansas State | undraftedyear = 2011 | pastteams = * BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2011}})* * Spokane Shock ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2013}}) * Utah Blaze ({{AFL Year|2013}}) * Spokane Shock ({{AFL Year|2014}}) * Philadelphia Soul ({{AFL Year|2014}})* * Los Angeles KISS ({{AFL Year|2014}}) * Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|2015}}–{{AFL Year|2016}}) * Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2017}}) * Baltimore Brigade ({{AFL Year|2017|2019}}) | status = | highlights = * 2× First-team All-Arena (2016, 2018) * 4× Second-team All-Arena (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * AFL Playmaker of the Year ({{AFL Year|2016}}) | aflstatseason = | aflstatlabel1 = Receptions | aflstatvalue1 = 567 | aflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards | aflstatvalue2 = 7,024 | aflstatlabel3 = Receiving TDs | aflstatvalue3 = 140 | afl = 11918 }}
'''Brandon Thompkins''' (born October 9, 1987) is an American former professional football wide receiver.
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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spokaneshock.com/news/?article_id=1011 | title=Former BC Lion added | publisher=Spokane Shock | date=2011-06-30 | accessdate=17 September 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917091141/http://www.spokaneshock.com/news/?article_id=1011 | archive-date=17 September 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> From there, he joined Spokane Shock. After two seasons, he was assigned to the Utah Blaze,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/111512aad.html|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202517/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/111512aad.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|title=WR Brandon Thompkins Joins Blaze}}</ref> only to go back to the Shock and be traded to the Philadelphia Soul on May 29, 2014 for future considerations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Spokane_Shock-149/transactions/|title=Spokane Shock Team Transactions | ArenaFan.com|website=www.arenafan.com}}</ref> The Soul traded him to the Los Angeles Kiss on May 30, 2014, for future considerations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://spokaneshock.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2014/2014%20Postseason%20Media%20Guides/2014%20Philadelphia%20Soul%20Post%20Season%20Guide.pdf |title=2014 Philadelphia Soul Postseason Guide |access-date=2014-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103508/http://spokaneshock.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2014/2014%20Postseason%20Media%20Guides/2014%20Philadelphia%20Soul%20Post%20Season%20Guide.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On December 14, 2015, Thompkins was assigned to the Predators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5080370 |title=All-Arena WR Brandon Thompkins Returns to Predators |date=December 15, 2015 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=December 15, 2015}}</ref> With the Predators, he was named Playmaker of the Year in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Thompkins Named AFL Playmaker of the Year |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/brandon-thompkins-named-afl-playmaker-of-the-year/n-5198034 |website=Our Sports Central |accessdate=16 September 2018 |date=25 August 2016}}</ref> On February 1, 2017 he was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions | title=Transactions | publisher=afldigital.com | accessdate=February 3, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203193934/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions | archivedate=February 3, 2017 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/afl-announces-all-arena-first-and-second-teams | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916034752/http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/afl-announces-all-arena-first-and-second-teams | url-status=usurped | archive-date=September 16, 2017 | title=AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams | publisher=arenafootball.com | date=August 21, 2017 | accessdate=September 15, 2017}}</ref> On April 19, 2019, Thompson was assigned to the Brigade again.
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==External links== * [http://www.arenafan.com/players/Brandon_Thompkins-11918/ Career Stats at arenafan.com] *{{commons category-inline}}
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