Mykel Benson

Mykel “Boom Boom” Benson (born December 30, 1987) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. 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]

Mykel Benson
Benson in 2017
Free agent
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1987-12-30) December 30, 1987
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
Undrafted:2010
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Carries:642
Rushing yards:1,765
Rushing TDs:123
Receiving yards:891
Receiving TDs:25
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

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
  1. St. Clair Murraine (February 16, 2010). "FAMU's Benson moves from gridiron to diamond". www.tallahassee.com. Tallahassee.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Recent Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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