Brandon Stokley - Wide Receiver

5-11, 197 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 years in the NFL UFA-03 (BALT) DOB: 06/23/1976

Signed as UFA from Baltimore on March 14, 2003…originally was a D4-99 draft pick by Baltimore, the 105th selection overall.

2005:  Started four of 15 games at WR as club primarily used 2-TE set…started 9/18 vs. Jacksonville, 10/17 vs. St. Louis, 10/23 at Houston and 11/13 vs. Houston…was inactive with injury 1/1 vs. Arizona…was 41-543, 1 TD receiving…had receptions in 12 games…was 7-83 at Baltimore 9/11…seven catches marked seasonal-best…was 6-59 at San Francisco 10/9…was 4-38 vs. St. Louis 10/17…was 4-34 at New England 11/7…was 6-73, 1 TD (21t) vs. Houston 11/13…was 2-40 at Cincinnati 11/20…was 5-122 at Seattle 12/24…yardage total marked seasonal-best.  POST-SEASON:  Saw action as reserve WR and was 1-13 receiving vs. Pittsburgh 1/15.  2004: Started three of 16 outings…started at Tennessee 9/19, vs. Tennessee 12/5 and at Houston 12/12…played as reserve WR in remaining games…had finest career season with 68-1,077, 10 TDs receiving…had receptions in 15 outings, only missing at Denver 1/2…had five 100+ games…along with WRs-Marvin Harrison (86-1,113, 15 TDs) and Reggie Wayne (77-1,210, 12 TDs), became first receiving trio in NFL history with 10+ seasonal TDs each…placed Colts as one of four teams in NFL history with three 1,000+ seasonal receivers (San Diego, 1980, WR-John Jefferson (1,340)/TE-Kellen Winslow (1,290)/WR-Charlie Joiner (1,132); Washington, 1989, WR-Gary Clark (1,229)/WR-Art Monk (1,186)/WR-Ricky Sanders (1,138); Atlanta, 1995, RB-Eric Metcalf (1,189)/WR-Bert Emanuel (1,039)/WR-Terance Mathis (1,039))…was 4-77, 1 TD (7t) at New England 9/9…was 8-110, 2 TDs (34t, 27t) vs. Green Bay 9/26…was 8-97 at Jacksonville 10/3 and 7-112 vs. Jacksonville 10/24…was 5-132, 2 TDs (4t, 69t) vs. Houston 11/14…reception yardage total was then-career high, while 69t was career-long…was 5-57, 3 TDs (4t, 12t, 25t) at Detroit 11/25…all three touchdowns came in first half…three-TD performance was career best and tied club record for most receiving TDs in single game…was 8-153, 1 TD (37t) vs. Tennessee 12/5 for career best in reception yardage…was 7-123, 1 TD vs. San Diego 12/26…21t snare with :56 left set up game-tying two-point conversion in 34-31 comeback OT win…touchdown pass was Manning's 49th of season, snapping QB-Dan Marino's 1984 NFL single-season TD mark of 48…touchdown strike was Stokley's 10th of season, matching previous career total. POST-SEASON: Was reserve WR vs. Denver 1/9 and at New England 1/16…was 2-33 vs. Denver and 8-64 at New England. 2003: Started three of six outings during injury-plagued season…started final three games and played as reserve WR 10/26 vs. Houston, 11/2 at Miami and 12/7 at Tennessee…was slowed through first part of season by off-season foot surgery…concussion at Miami altered mid-season availability…was 22-211, 3 TDs receiving…had receptions in five outings…was 9-67, 1 TD at Houston 12/28 and 7-95, 2 TDs vs. Atlanta 12/14 for top outings…was 3-34 at Miami prior to injury…was 2-10 at Tennessee and 1-5 vs. Denver 12/21…had 4t and 37t receptions vs. Atlanta, while 5t fourth-quarter snare at Houston tied contest in final four minutes as Colts produced eventual last-second 20-17 win to capture AFC South title. POST-SEASON: Was 11-223, 3 TDs receiving as reserve WR vs. Denver 1/4, at Kansas City 1/11 and 1/18 at New England…was 4-144, 2 TDs vs. Denver and, along with Harrison (7-133, 2 TDs), set club playoff record for most scoring receptions in a game…had 31t and 87t receptions, with latter score setting club playoff record for longest reception (75t, John Mackey-from-John Unitas, Super Bowl V was prior longest play)…was 4-57, 1 TD at Kansas City, including 29t snare to open scoring in 38-31 win…was 3-22 at New England. 2002: Started five of eight games for Baltimore…started at Carolina 9/8, vs. Denver 9/30, at Cleveland 10/6, at Atlanta 11/3 and vs. Cincinnati 11/10…was reserve vs. Tampa Bay 9/15, vs. Jacksonville 10/20 and vs. Pittsburgh 10/27…was inactive 10/13 at Indianapolis, at Miami 11/17 and vs. Tennessee 11/24…spent final five weeks of season on injured reserve…was 24-357, 2 TDs receiving…was 6-83 at Carolina for career-high reception game…had receptions in eight games, including five multiple-reception outings…was 4-78, 2 TDs (20t, 35t) at Cleveland for career-best scoring game. 2001: Started five of 16 games…started vs. Chicago 9/9, at Cincinnati 9/23, at Denver 9/30, at Cleveland 10/21 and at Tennessee 11/2…was 24-344, 2 TDs receiving to notch then top seasonal totals…had receptions in 12 games, including seven multiple-reception outings…was 5-68 at Cleveland…was 2-22 vs. Chicago, 2-19 vs. Cincinnati, 3-38 at Green Bay 10/14, 3-23, 1 TD (5t) vs. Pittsburgh 12/16, 2-50 vs. Minnesota 1/7 and 2-42 vs. Indianapolis 12/2 for other multiple-reception outings…had 21t snare vs. Cleveland 11/18…was 1-1 rushing at Pittsburgh 11/4. POST-SEASON: Saw action as reserve 1/13 at Miami and 1/20 at Pittsburgh…was 2-38 receiving. 2000: All action came in last seven games and started 12/24 vs. NYJ…was inactive in seven of first eight games and was active but did not play 9/17 at Miami…was 11-184, 2 TDs receiving…had receptions in five outings…was 4-68 vs. Cleveland 11/26 and 4-55, 1 TD (22t) vs. San Diego 12/10 for top games…had 14t reception at Cincinnati 11/5…was 1-6 rushing at Arizona 12/17. POST-SEASON: Was reserve vs. Denver 12/31, at Tennessee 1/7, at Oakland 1/14 and started vs. NYG 1/28 in Super Bowl XXXV…was 1-8 at Tennessee, 3-31 at Oakland and 3-52, 1 TD (38t) vs. NYG. 1999: Was reserve at St. Louis 9/12 and vs. Kansas City 10/21 before dislocating shoulder at Kansas City and spending last 10 weeks on injured reserve…was inactive vs. Pittsburgh 9/19, 10/3 at Atlanta and 10/10 at Tennessee…was active but did not play vs. Cleveland 9/26…was 1-28, 1 TD at St. Louis.

2004: USA Today SportsWeekly All-NFL Team Third Wide Receiver.

Started 26 of 37 career games and was 241-3,702, 25 TDs receiving and 100.1 ypg. average…set every school reception record and ranked 10th in NCAA career receptions and 9th in yards…had three 1,000+ seasons and was only player in school history to have one 1,000+ season…was 65-1,173, 8 TDs as senior in eleven starts…had six 100+ games and 106.64 ypg. average…was 6-151 at Arkansas, 10-133, 1 TD vs. Arkansas State, 7-181, 3 TDs vs. Tulane and 7-152, 2 TDs at Oklahoma State…started four games as junior, missing seven with knee injury…was 20-248, 1 TD…started eleven games as sophomore and was 81-1,160, 7 TDs (105.45 ypg.)…had five 100+ games and set school seasonal reception mark…was 10-190, 1 TD against Louisiana Tech and 9-189, 1 TD against Houston…was All-Independent and All-Louisiana first-team choice…was reserve in eleven games as freshman…was 75-1,121, 9 TDs (101.91 ypg.) to set NCAA Division 1-A freshman record…had seven 100+ outings…redshirted as freshman.

Full name is Brandon Stokley…born in Blacksburg, Va.…attended Comeaux (Lafayette, La.) High School…was 80-946 receiving in playing one year of football, earning all-state honors…was all-district G in basketball and baseball after giving up football to concentrate on those sports…played for father, Nelson, at USL…has worked in the past at Peyton Manning Passing Academy in Hammond, La….was active in Baltimore-area youth activities…Stokley and his wife, Lana, reside with their sons, Cameron and Carson, in Indianapolis.

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