Brenen Thompson Named To The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State wide receiver Brenen Thompson was named to the 2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list, the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler announced on Tuesday.

The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is given annually to the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: Played football at and graduated from a Texas High School and/or is currently playing at a Texas D1 four-year college.

Thompson enters his senior season in 2025 after spending the last two seasons at Oklahoma and his freshman season at Texas. In his career, he has played in 27 games with 10 starts. Thompson has caught 27 passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns.

He set career marks in his one season playing for Coach Lebby at Oklahoma. Under Lebby's guidance, Thompson had seven receptions for a career-high 241 yards and scored his first two career touchdowns. That season, he averaged 34.4 yards per catch.

Thompson and the Bulldogs will kickoff the 2025 season on Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. (CT) when they travel to Southern Miss. State's first home contest will be on Sept. 6 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) when they welcome Arizona State to Davis Wade Stadium.

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