# Brandon Thompkins

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{{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](/source/Wide_receiver) / [Return specialist](/source/Return_specialist)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|09}}
| birth_place   = [West Palm Beach, Florida](/source/West_Palm_Beach%2C_Florida)
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| height_ft     = 5
| height_in     = 10
| weight_lbs    = 185
| high_school   = [Palm Beach Lakes Community High School](/source/Palm_Beach_Lakes_Community_High_School)
| college       = [Arkansas State](/source/Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves_football)
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams     =
* [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions) ({{CFL Year|2011}})*
* [Spokane Shock](/source/Spokane_Shock) ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2013}})
* [Utah Blaze](/source/Utah_Blaze) ({{AFL Year|2013}})
* [Spokane Shock](/source/Spokane_Shock) ({{AFL Year|2014}})
* [Philadelphia Soul](/source/Philadelphia_Soul) ({{AFL Year|2014}})*
* [Los Angeles KISS](/source/Los_Angeles_KISS) ({{AFL Year|2014}})
* [Orlando Predators](/source/Orlando_Predators) ({{AFL Year|2015}}–{{AFL Year|2016}})
* [Cleveland Gladiators](/source/Cleveland_Gladiators) ({{AFL Year|2017}})
* [Baltimore Brigade](/source/Baltimore_Brigade) ({{AFL Year|2017|2019}})
| status        = 
| highlights    =
* 2× First-team [All-Arena](/source/All-Arena) ([2016](/source/2016_All-Arena_Team), [2018](/source/2018_Arena_Football_League_season))
* 4× Second-team [All-Arena](/source/All-Arena) ([2015](/source/2015_All-Arena_Team), [2016](/source/2016_All-Arena_Team), [2017](/source/2017_Arena_Football_League_season), [2018](/source/2018_Arena_Football_League_season))
* 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](/source/American_football) [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver).

After playing [college football](/source/college_football) at [Arkansas State University](/source/Arkansas_State_University), Thompkins was signed as an [undrafted](/source/undrafted) [free agent](/source/free_agent) by the [CFL](/source/Canadian_Football_League)'s [BC Lions](/source/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](/source/Spokane_Shock). After two seasons, he was assigned to the [Utah Blaze](/source/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](/source/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 &#124; ArenaFan.com|website=www.arenafan.com}}</ref> The Soul traded him to the [Los Angeles Kiss](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Shane_Boyd) to the [Baltimore Brigade](/source/Baltimore_Brigade) for future considerations and claim order positioning. He earned Second Team [All-Arena](/source/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.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/Brandon_Thompkins-11918/ Career Stats at arenafan.com]
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Category:1987 births
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Arkansas State Red Wolves football players
Category:BC Lions players
Category:Living people
Category:Los Angeles Kiss players
Category:Philadelphia Soul players
Category:Players of American football from West Palm Beach, Florida
Category:Spokane Shock players
Category:Utah Blaze players
Category:Orlando Predators players
Category:Cleveland Gladiators players
Category:Baltimore Brigade players

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