Defensive tackle, Clemson, 2008–11
Brandon Thompson
- Number
- No. 98
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 310 lb
- Hometown
- Thomasville, GA
- Born
- Oct 19, 1989
Brandon Thompson played defensive tackle at Clemson (2008–11). The Cincinnati Bengals took Thompson in round 3, No. 93 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Team titles: ACC champions, 2011
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008N | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| On file | 60 | 71 | 131 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 2 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–23).
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ | |
| Weight | 314 lb | |
| Arm length | 33½″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.20 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.77 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′4″ | |
| Bench press | 35 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.97 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.71 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 29 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 29 | 53 | 3 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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