Mykel Benson

Mykel Benson

Benson in 2017
Personal information
Born:	(1987-12-30) December 30, 1987 (age 37)
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:	Palm Bay (FL) Bayside
College:	Florida A&M
Position:	Fullback
Undrafted:	2010
Career history
Milwaukee Mustangs (2011) Georgia Force (2012) Orlando Predators (2012–2013) San Antonio Talons (2014) Arizona Rattlers (2015–2016) Philadelphia Soul (2017) Baltimore Brigade (2018) Albany Empire (2018–2019)
Career highlights and awards 2× ArenaBowl champion (XXX, XXXII) 3× First Team All-Arena (2016, 2017, 2019) Second Team All-Arena (2014) Career Arena League statistics Carries: 642 Rushing yards: 1,765 Rushing TDs: 123 Receiving yards: 891 Receiving TDs: 25 Stats at ArenaFan.com Mykel “Boom Boom” Benson (born December 30, 1987) is a former American football fullback. He was signed by the Milwaukee Mustangs as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football and college baseball at Florida A&M University. [1] Benson was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul on January 13, 2017. [2] He was placed on recallable reassignment on April 1, 2017. He was activated April 5, 2017. He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2017. [3] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40. [4] On April 17, 2018, he was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. [5] On June 14, 2018, he was placed on reassignment. The next day, he was claimed off reassignment by the Albany Empire. [6] Benson was named to his third All-Arena Team in 2019, en route to winning his second championship with Albany that same year. References St. Clair Murraine (February 16, 2010). "FAMU's Benson moves from gridiron to diamond". www.tallahassee.com. Tallahassee.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017. "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017. "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017. "Recent Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018. "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018. External links Arena Football League bio [usurped] Media related to Mykel Benson at Wikimedia Commons This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.