Brandon Stokley
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Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BAL | 6 | 13 | 21 | 115 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | DEN | 14 | 45 | 59 | 544 | 5 | 148 | 30 | 0 | 84 |
| 2011 | NYG | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | SEA | 11 | 31 | 43 | 354 | 0 | 89 | 23 | 0 | 35 |
| 2009 | DEN | 11 | 19 | 33 | 327 | 4 | 208 | 15 | 0 | 57 |
| 2008 | DEN | 15 | 49 | 49 | 528 | 3 | 167 | 36 | 0 | 71 |
| 2007 | DEN | 13 | 40 | 40 | 635 | 5 | 130 | 34 | 0 | 93 |
| 2006 | IND | 4 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2005 | IND | 12 | 41 | 41 | 543 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 60 |
| 2004 | IND | 15 | 68 | 68 | 1077 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 166 |
| 2003 | IND | 5 | 22 | 22 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 |
| 2002 | BAL | 8 | 24 | 52 | 357 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 49 |
| 2001 | BAL | 15 | 24 | 46 | 344 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 47 |
| 2000 | BAL | 6 | 11 | 17 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| 1999 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Summary
Brandon Stokley was a wide receiver who played 15 NFL seasons for five franchises.
NFL.com records 152 regular-season games, 397 receptions, 5,339 receiving yards, and 39 touchdown catches from 1999 through 2013.
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Early Life
Stokley was born in Blacksburg, Virginia, and grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Denver's game notes list his birth date and place as June 23, 1976, in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Colts report that he attended high school in Lafayette.
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High School
Stokley attended Comeaux High School in Lafayette, Louisiana.
The Colts report that he was a three-sport athlete who played football only as a senior, but made Class 5A all-state after leading Louisiana with 80 receptions for 946 yards.
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College Career
Stokley played for Louisiana-Lafayette from 1995 through 1998.
The Colts report 241 catches for 3,702 yards and 25 touchdowns for the Ragin' Cajuns. He became the first Division I player to average 100 receiving yards per game in three different seasons.
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Path to the NFL
Baltimore selected Stokley in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft.
The Colts identify the Ravens as the team that drafted him in the fourth round in 1999.
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NFL Career
Stokley played for Baltimore, Indianapolis, Denver, Seattle, the New York Giants, and Baltimore again.
His best regular season came with the Colts in 2004, when NFL.com records 68 catches for 1,077 yards and 10 touchdowns. NFL.com also lists 45 catches for 544 yards and five touchdowns for Denver in 2012.
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Career Accomplishments
Stokley won Super Bowl XXXV with Baltimore and Super Bowl XLI with Indianapolis.
NFL.com notes that he scored the first touchdown of Super Bowl XXXV. The Colts confirm his two Super Bowl titles and identify his 2004 Indianapolis season as the best of his NFL career.
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Playing Style
Stokley built a long career as an effective slot receiver.
NFL.com quoted Peyton Manning calling him the best teammate he had played with and described the unusual durability required to play 15 seasons in the slot. Denver's game notes called him one of the NFL's most effective slot receivers during his early career.
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Legacy
Stokley is remembered for productive championship contributions and a record-setting Louisiana-Lafayette career.
The Colts reported his planned induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and summarized 15 postseason games with 46 catches, 647 yards, and seven touchdowns.
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Post-Career
After retiring, Stokley began a broadcasting role in Denver.
In 2017, the Colts reported that he was living in Denver and working behind the microphone after his NFL career.
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18432, 00-0015754, 1976-06-23, Brandon Stokley, Brandon, Stokley
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