HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-around athlete at Plains High, earning four letters in football, basketball and track. He was a tight end and defensive end in football, where he was captain of the team as a sophomore and senior; played center on the basketball team where he was captain his final three years, and was a thrower in track and captain his final two years. He earned all-conference honors four straight years in football and was the state MVP his senior year in basketball after leading the team in scoring and rebounding. In track, he won the state discus title and was third in the javelin. Earned all-conference and all-state honors in track and basketball all four years as well.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 25, 1988 to David and Sandy Thompson in Missoula, Mont. He has three brothers, Mitch, Trent and Jeremy, and three sisters, Tia, Leah and Jessica. His father played college baseball at North Idaho College and Eastern Oregon, while his uncle, Wayne Baker, played football for the Raiders, Seahawks and 49ers of the NFL. Brandon enjoys hunting and fishing. He is majoring in Kinesiology.