Brandon Stokley

Infobox NFLactive


caption=Brandon Stokley during the 2007 NFL season.
currentteam=Denver Broncos
currentnumber=14
currentposition=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|6|23
birthplace=Blacksburg, Virginia
heightft=5
heightin=11
weight=192
debutyear=1999
debutteam=Baltimore Ravens
highlights=
* 2x Super Bowl champion (XXXV, XLI)
college=Louisiana-Lafayette
draftyear=1999
draftround=4
draftpick=105
pastteams=
* Baltimore Ravens (1999-2002)
* Indianapolis Colts (2003-2006)
* Denver Broncos (2007-Present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Receptions
statvalue1=239
statlabel2=Receiving Yards
statvalue2=3,464
statlabel3=Receiving TDs
statvalue3=27
nfl=STO309337

Brandon Stokley (born June 23, 1976 in Blacksburg, Virginia) is an American football player in the National Football League who currently plays for the Denver Broncos.

High school career

Stokley attended Comeaux High School (Lafayette, Louisiana) and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, Stokley played only as a senior, but won All-District 3-A honors, All-Parish honors, All-Acadiana honors, and All-State Class 5-A honors. In basketball, Stokley averaged 14 points a game and won All-District honors. In baseball, he won All-District honors. Brandon Stokley graduated from Comeaux High School in 1994.

Pro Career

Stokley was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the fourth round (105th pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. Stokley won a championship ring in Super Bowl XXXV as a member of the Ravens. In the game, he caught 3 passes for 52 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.

On December 26, 2004, Stokley received the record-breaking 21-yard touchdown pass for Peyton Manning in the hunt to break Dan Marino's record of 48 touchdown passes in a season. That year, he had a breakthrough season with 68 passes caught for 1,077 yards and 10 touchdowns and an average of 15.8 yards per catch. Furthermore, the TD catch made the 2004 Colts the first NFL team to have three WR with 1000 receiving yards and 10 TDs or more in a season, the other two being Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison. The next two seasons of Stokley's career were marred by various injuries. After participating in only four games of the 2006 season, the Indianapolis Colts terminated his contract on March 1, 2007.

He signed with the Denver Broncos on March 14. On December 7, 2007 he signed a 3-year extension with the team.

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* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STOKLBRA01 More Current Stats]