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Jersey Number 0
Brenen Thompson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spearman, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Spearman HS (Oklahoma)
Career Honors
2026 Senior Bowl
2025 All-American Honorable Mention, WR (Phil Steele)
2025 All-SEC Second Team, WR (Phil Steele)
2025 CBS Top 150 Players (#101)
2025 All-SEC Second Team, WR (PFSN)
2025 All-SEC Second Team, WR (AP)
2025 All-SEC Third Team, WR (Coaches')
2025 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention (Week 2 vs. Arizona State)
2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
2022 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Career Notes
Concluded his college career having played in 40 career games with 23 starts … Set the Mississippi State single-season receiving yards record (1,054 yards) in his lone season at State in 2025 … Became the fourth Mississippi State player in program history to have a 1,000-yard receiving season … First Mississippi State player to lead the SEC in receiving yards in a single season … Ended his career with 84 receptions, 1,557 yards and 10 touchdowns.
2025 (Senior Season)
Started all 13 games … Second Team All-SEC honors by the Associated Press, Phil Steele and PFSN … Third Team All-SEC honors by the SEC Head Coaches ... Named to the CBS Top 150 Players in College Football in 2025 (#101) … Set the Mississippi State single-season receiving yards record with 1,054 yards … Became the 4th player in program history to have a 1,000-yard receiving season, the first under head coach Jeff Lebby … Led the SEC in receiving yards, becoming the first Mississippi State player to do that in program history … Finished 13th nationally in receiving yards and was one of just 22 FBS players to have over 1,000 yards in 2025 … Ranked second in the SEC in yards per catch average (18.49) and yards per game (81.1) … Tied for 10th in the SEC in receiving touchdowns (6) … Led the SEC and ranked 4th nationally in receiving plays of 30+ yards (12) and 40+ yards (10) … Led the SEC and ranked 3rd nationally in receptions of 50+ yards (5) … Led Mississippi State in receiving yards (1,054), and ranked 2nd in receptions (57) … Second the team in explosive plays of 20+ yards with 16 on the year ... at Southern Miss (8/30): Had a 51-yard reception in his first career game as a Bulldog ... Arizona State (9/6): Thompson and Evans combined to be the first receiving duo for MSU to each have 100+ receiving yards in the same game since Sept. 26, 2020 ... Earned his first career 100-yard receiving game ... First career multiple touchdown game ... Scored the game-winning touchdown against #12 Arizona State on a 58-yard catch and run with less than a minute to play ... Alcorn State (9/13): Caught his fourth pass over 40 yards, including his 3rd touchdown over 40+ yards ... Second straight game with a touchdown reception ... NIU (9/20): His 10-yard rushing touchdown, was the first carry of his career ... TENN (9/27): Fifth straight game with at least two receptions ... Texas A&M (10/4): Caught his fourth touchdown of the season all coming from at least 40 yards ... at Florida (10/18): Caught his 50th career reception and crossed the 1,000 receiving yard mark ... Had his second 100-yard game of his career, both coming this season ... First player since Tulu Griffin in 2023 to have 150+ receiving yards in a game ... Texas (10/25): Had two receiving touchdowns, marking the second time this season having 2+ TDs in the same game ... Became the first Bulldog to have multiple 2+ TD games since Caleb Ducking in 2022 ... at Arkansas (11/1): Third game this season with over 100 receiving yards ... Evans and Thompson have both gone over 100 yards in the same game three times this season, becoming the first duo in program history to that in the same season ... Becomes the 10th MSU receiver since 1995 to have 3+ 100-yard receiving games in the same season ... Has 6+ receptions in three straight games ... Caught a huge pass for 32 yards on 4th & 7 with 2:13 left to play to help Mississippi State continue its game-winning drive ... Georgia (11/8): Has 75+ receiving yards in four straight games ... Ole Miss (11/28): Caught 6 receptions in a single game for the sixth time this season ... Finished the regular season with 948 receiving yards, which is the 5th most in MSU history, and the most under Jeff Lebby … vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Surpassed the 1,000 yard receiving mark for the season … Broke the Mississippi State single-season receiving yards record … 4 receptions for 106 yards … Earned his fourth 100+ yard receiving game of the season.
2024 (Junior Season – Oklahoma)
Played in 11 games with 10 starts … Recorded 19 receptions for 230 yards and two touchdowns … Had a long reception of 54 yards … Averaged 20.9 receiving yards per game … Served as a team captain vs. Maine.
2023 (Sophomore Season – Oklahoma)
Played in all six games with zero starts … Missed most of first half of season due to injury … played in six games (including five of last six) … Finished with seven receptions for 241 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 34.4 yards per catch … Logged a pair of receptions (including a career-long 63-yard touchdown) in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona (12/28) … Notched first career TD on a 53-yard reception vs. TCU (11/24) … Made one catch for four yards at Oklahoma State (11/4) … Recorded a 39-yard reception at Kansas (10/28) … Totaled 62 yards on two catches (including a 54-yarder on his first reception as a Sooner) vs. Iowa State (9/30).
2022 (True Freshman Season – Texas)
Played in all nine games with zero starts … Had one reception for 32 yards on the year and it was against Oklahoma State (10/22) … Transferred to Oklahoma.
High School
An All-America, all-state and two-time all-district honoree at Spearman High School … Rated as the nation’s No. 70 overall prospect by On3, No. 134 by 247Sports, No. 141 by Rivals and No. 142 by ESPN … Ranked as country’s No. 11 wide receiver by On3 and No. 22 by 247Sports and Rivals … Rated as No. 11 overall recruit in Texas by Rivals, No. 15 by On3, No. 22 by 247Sports and No. 26 by ESPN … Listed No. 15 on the Texas Top 25 Class of 2022 by USA Today … Selected to participate in 2022 Under Armour Next All-America Game … named to 2021 Super Team Second Team as a utility player … A Texas Top 300 and a top-10 athlete by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … Compiled 2,280 rushing yards (34 touchdowns), 1,182 passing yards (15 TDs), 1,196 receiving yards (14 TDs) and over 1,500 return yards (five TDs) during his career … Played in first three and last two games of his senior season in 2021 after missing six contests due to injury … Recorded seven catches for 79 yards and one touchdown, while rushing 18 times for 139 yards (7.7 ypc) and three touchdowns in three-and-a-half games as a senior … Earned first-team Class 3A All-State honors as an all-purpose player by Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior in 2020 … Also tabbed as a first-team All-District 3-3A Division 2 as a wide receiver … Helped Spearman to a 12-2 overall record in 2020 and an appearance in 3A Division 2 regional playoffs … Named District 3-3A Division 2 Newcomer of the Year as a quarterback in 2019 … Also competed in track and field … Won 3A 200m title (21.27) and finished second in 100m (10.40) as a junior.
Personal
Full name is Brenen Thompson ... Born July 25 ... Son to Bonnie Thompson ... His first name is pronounced BREN-in ... Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.
Career-Highs
Receptions: 7, 2x, last at Florida (10/18/2025)
Receiving Yards: 155, at Florida (10/18/2025)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, 2x, last vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Longest Reception: 63 yards, vs. Arizona (12/28/2023) *
Longest Punt Return: 44 yards, vs. Wake Forest (01/02/2026)
* Career-high set at Oklahoma
2026 Senior Bowl
2025 All-American Honorable Mention, WR (Phil Steele)
2025 All-SEC Second Team, WR (Phil Steele)
2025 CBS Top 150 Players (#101)
2025 All-SEC Second Team, WR (PFSN)
2025 All-SEC Second Team, WR (AP)
2025 All-SEC Third Team, WR (Coaches')
2025 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention (Week 2 vs. Arizona State)
2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
2022 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Career Notes
Concluded his college career having played in 40 career games with 23 starts … Set the Mississippi State single-season receiving yards record (1,054 yards) in his lone season at State in 2025 … Became the fourth Mississippi State player in program history to have a 1,000-yard receiving season … First Mississippi State player to lead the SEC in receiving yards in a single season … Ended his career with 84 receptions, 1,557 yards and 10 touchdowns.
2025 (Senior Season)
Started all 13 games … Second Team All-SEC honors by the Associated Press, Phil Steele and PFSN … Third Team All-SEC honors by the SEC Head Coaches ... Named to the CBS Top 150 Players in College Football in 2025 (#101) … Set the Mississippi State single-season receiving yards record with 1,054 yards … Became the 4th player in program history to have a 1,000-yard receiving season, the first under head coach Jeff Lebby … Led the SEC in receiving yards, becoming the first Mississippi State player to do that in program history … Finished 13th nationally in receiving yards and was one of just 22 FBS players to have over 1,000 yards in 2025 … Ranked second in the SEC in yards per catch average (18.49) and yards per game (81.1) … Tied for 10th in the SEC in receiving touchdowns (6) … Led the SEC and ranked 4th nationally in receiving plays of 30+ yards (12) and 40+ yards (10) … Led the SEC and ranked 3rd nationally in receptions of 50+ yards (5) … Led Mississippi State in receiving yards (1,054), and ranked 2nd in receptions (57) … Second the team in explosive plays of 20+ yards with 16 on the year ... at Southern Miss (8/30): Had a 51-yard reception in his first career game as a Bulldog ... Arizona State (9/6): Thompson and Evans combined to be the first receiving duo for MSU to each have 100+ receiving yards in the same game since Sept. 26, 2020 ... Earned his first career 100-yard receiving game ... First career multiple touchdown game ... Scored the game-winning touchdown against #12 Arizona State on a 58-yard catch and run with less than a minute to play ... Alcorn State (9/13): Caught his fourth pass over 40 yards, including his 3rd touchdown over 40+ yards ... Second straight game with a touchdown reception ... NIU (9/20): His 10-yard rushing touchdown, was the first carry of his career ... TENN (9/27): Fifth straight game with at least two receptions ... Texas A&M (10/4): Caught his fourth touchdown of the season all coming from at least 40 yards ... at Florida (10/18): Caught his 50th career reception and crossed the 1,000 receiving yard mark ... Had his second 100-yard game of his career, both coming this season ... First player since Tulu Griffin in 2023 to have 150+ receiving yards in a game ... Texas (10/25): Had two receiving touchdowns, marking the second time this season having 2+ TDs in the same game ... Became the first Bulldog to have multiple 2+ TD games since Caleb Ducking in 2022 ... at Arkansas (11/1): Third game this season with over 100 receiving yards ... Evans and Thompson have both gone over 100 yards in the same game three times this season, becoming the first duo in program history to that in the same season ... Becomes the 10th MSU receiver since 1995 to have 3+ 100-yard receiving games in the same season ... Has 6+ receptions in three straight games ... Caught a huge pass for 32 yards on 4th & 7 with 2:13 left to play to help Mississippi State continue its game-winning drive ... Georgia (11/8): Has 75+ receiving yards in four straight games ... Ole Miss (11/28): Caught 6 receptions in a single game for the sixth time this season ... Finished the regular season with 948 receiving yards, which is the 5th most in MSU history, and the most under Jeff Lebby … vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Surpassed the 1,000 yard receiving mark for the season … Broke the Mississippi State single-season receiving yards record … 4 receptions for 106 yards … Earned his fourth 100+ yard receiving game of the season.
2024 (Junior Season – Oklahoma)
Played in 11 games with 10 starts … Recorded 19 receptions for 230 yards and two touchdowns … Had a long reception of 54 yards … Averaged 20.9 receiving yards per game … Served as a team captain vs. Maine.
2023 (Sophomore Season – Oklahoma)
Played in all six games with zero starts … Missed most of first half of season due to injury … played in six games (including five of last six) … Finished with seven receptions for 241 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 34.4 yards per catch … Logged a pair of receptions (including a career-long 63-yard touchdown) in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona (12/28) … Notched first career TD on a 53-yard reception vs. TCU (11/24) … Made one catch for four yards at Oklahoma State (11/4) … Recorded a 39-yard reception at Kansas (10/28) … Totaled 62 yards on two catches (including a 54-yarder on his first reception as a Sooner) vs. Iowa State (9/30).
2022 (True Freshman Season – Texas)
Played in all nine games with zero starts … Had one reception for 32 yards on the year and it was against Oklahoma State (10/22) … Transferred to Oklahoma.
High School
An All-America, all-state and two-time all-district honoree at Spearman High School … Rated as the nation’s No. 70 overall prospect by On3, No. 134 by 247Sports, No. 141 by Rivals and No. 142 by ESPN … Ranked as country’s No. 11 wide receiver by On3 and No. 22 by 247Sports and Rivals … Rated as No. 11 overall recruit in Texas by Rivals, No. 15 by On3, No. 22 by 247Sports and No. 26 by ESPN … Listed No. 15 on the Texas Top 25 Class of 2022 by USA Today … Selected to participate in 2022 Under Armour Next All-America Game … named to 2021 Super Team Second Team as a utility player … A Texas Top 300 and a top-10 athlete by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … Compiled 2,280 rushing yards (34 touchdowns), 1,182 passing yards (15 TDs), 1,196 receiving yards (14 TDs) and over 1,500 return yards (five TDs) during his career … Played in first three and last two games of his senior season in 2021 after missing six contests due to injury … Recorded seven catches for 79 yards and one touchdown, while rushing 18 times for 139 yards (7.7 ypc) and three touchdowns in three-and-a-half games as a senior … Earned first-team Class 3A All-State honors as an all-purpose player by Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior in 2020 … Also tabbed as a first-team All-District 3-3A Division 2 as a wide receiver … Helped Spearman to a 12-2 overall record in 2020 and an appearance in 3A Division 2 regional playoffs … Named District 3-3A Division 2 Newcomer of the Year as a quarterback in 2019 … Also competed in track and field … Won 3A 200m title (21.27) and finished second in 100m (10.40) as a junior.
Personal
Full name is Brenen Thompson ... Born July 25 ... Son to Bonnie Thompson ... His first name is pronounced BREN-in ... Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.
Career-Highs
Receptions: 7, 2x, last at Florida (10/18/2025)
Receiving Yards: 155, at Florida (10/18/2025)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, 2x, last vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Longest Reception: 63 yards, vs. Arizona (12/28/2023) *
Longest Punt Return: 44 yards, vs. Wake Forest (01/02/2026)
* Career-high set at Oklahoma
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Wake Forest
Friday, January 02
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Bowl Practice
Sunday, December 28
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell Bowl Practice
Wednesday, December 17
FOOTBALL | Nic Mitchell Bowl Practice
Wednesday, December 17
