Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Clemson
Michael Palmer
TE • 6'5" • Stone Mountain, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Michael Palmer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Michael Palmer built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a tight end from Stone Mountain, GA wearing No. 86, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Michael Palmer's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Michael Palmer, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Clemson. Michael Palmer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 814
- Receptions
- 72
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Michael Palmer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 814
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Parkview · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Parkview · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 507 receiving yards · TE 11th (top 4%) · ACC 20th (top 12%) · National 193rd (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2007 Postseason | Clemson | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 12 | 123 | 1 | 37.2 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Clemson | 7 | 12 | 160 | 3 | 53.3 |
| 2009 Postseason | Clemson | 12 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 75.8 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Clemson | 12 | 41 | 468 | 4 | 75.8 |
Related Context
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Michael Palmer played TE for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Palmer recorded 814 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Clemson paired 507 primary output with 73.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Clemson
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
42.3
Efficiency
73.9
Usage
22
Consistency
55.8
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 39. Georgia Tech: 16. Boston College: 21. TCU: 21. Maryland: 65. Wake Forest: 49. Miami: 74. Florida State: 7. NC State: 50. Virginia: 30. South Carolina: 106. Georgia Tech: 29
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 2 by 100. Georgia Tech: 1 by 100. Boston College: 3 by 46.7. TCU: 3 by 46.7. Maryland: 5 by 86.7. Wake Forest: 4 by 81.7. Miami: 5 by 98.7. Florida State: 2 by 23.3. NC State: 4 by 83.3. Virginia: 3 by 66.7. South Carolina: 8 by 88.3. Georgia Tech: 3 by 64.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins38.6 · Games = 7 · -8.8 vs Losses
Losses47.4 · Games = 5 · +8.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/28 | vs Kentucky | W 21-13 | — | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 12/6 | vs Georgia Tech | L 34-39 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ South Carolina100 receiving yards · High volume | L 17-34 | — | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Virginia | W 34-21 | — | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ NC State | W 43-23 | — | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 1 | 22 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Florida State | W 40-24 | — | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Miami | W 40-37 | — | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Wake Forest | W 38-3 | — | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Maryland | L 21-24 | — | 5 | 65 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs TCU | L 10-14 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Boston College | W 25-7 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Thu 9/10 | @ Georgia Tech | L 27-30 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
Michael Palmer story
Michael Palmer built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a tight end from Stone Mountain, GA wearing No. 86, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Michael Palmer's career was his receiving role: 72 catches, 814 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Michael Palmer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Clemson
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200620072007200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Clemson | 19 | 28.9 | 9.7 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Clemson | 19 | 28.9 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2007 Postseason | Clemson | 128 | 54.8 | 7.1 | 109 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Clemson | 128 | 54.8 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Clemson | 160 | 77.1 | 8.6 | 32 |
| 2009 Postseason | Clemson | 507 | 73.9 | 22 | 347 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Clemson | 507 | 73.9 | 22 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Carolina
Week 13 · L 17-34
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
106
Receiving Yards
96.1 takeover
106 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Miami
Week 8 · W 40-37 · Conference game
74
Receiving Yards
78.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
74 receiving yards with a 98.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs The Citadel
Week 2 · W 45-17
41
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 11 · W 43-23 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 11 · W 44-10 · Conference game
39
Receiving Yards
74.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Clemson
507 primary output · 73.9 efficiency · 22 usage
75.8
#2
2009 Regular Season · Clemson
75.8
507 primary · 73.9 efficiency · 22 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Clemson
53.3
160 primary · 77.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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