Brandon Thompson
Defensive tackle
Thomasville, Georgia
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 291 lbs
Forty: 5.3 secs
Shuttle: 4.69 secs
Bench max: 385 pounds
Squat max: 600 pounds
Vertical: 28 inches
Academics: 3.3 GPA
2006 stats: 51 tackles, 9 TFL's, 5 sacks
Even with offers from most of the ACC and SEC, Brandon was thought to be a Clemson lock a few weeks back after camping in Death Valley. However, Brandon suddenly cooled and backed off...apparently tOSU has come into the picture. The Ohio State staff is very excited in Brandon possibly visiting. He is in the top 3 on their D-line board.
Film review from BuckeyePlanet:
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Originally Posted by osugrad21
My Take: I knew Brandon was a beast after word came out of Clemson's camp...however, his film is worth watching. He is what has become the expected out of the southern DL...big, agile, and nasty. That 40 time may say 5.3, but that first step says nightmare. Brandon explodes off the ball, through ballcarriers, and into backfields...however, he does show a tendency to play high and needs to fire those hands better...easily fixed. Brandon is basically benchpressing OL instead of shocking the breastplate...impressive display but won't fly at the next level. He is a longshot...but worth the effort.
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Scout $ - 07/09/07
Brandon took a second visit to GT and brought his mother. He names a top four of Georgia Tech, Miami, Clemson and Florida State.
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