Player Dossier

2006-2009

Clemson

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.

Usage / Role

22%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

34

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

34

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

41

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
1
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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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.7222

Parkview · Lilburn, GA

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

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2006 PostseasonClemson312028.4
2006 Regular SeasonClemson3317028.4
2007 PostseasonClemson915037.2
2007 Regular SeasonClemson912123137.2
2008 Regular SeasonClemson712160353.3
2009 PostseasonClemson12239075.8
2009 Regular SeasonClemson1241468475.8

Related Context

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

2008 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 77.1 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: The Citadel

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2008 Regular Season · Clemson

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

22.9

Efficiency

77.1

Usage

8.6

Consistency

75.7

Best Game by takeover score

The Citadel

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. The Citadel: 41. South Carolina State: 27. Maryland: 28. Georgia Tech: 6. Boston College: 19. Florida State: 16. Duke: 23

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. The Citadel: 2 by 100. South Carolina State: 2 by 90. Maryland: 2 by 93.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 40. Boston College: 2 by 63.3. Florida State: 2 by 53.3. Duke: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins27.5 · Games = 4 · +10.8 vs Losses
Losses16.7 · Games = 3 · -10.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

The Citadel

Best efficiency game

100 vs Duke

Result
Sat 11/15vs DukeW 31-71232323023
Sat 11/8@ Florida StateL 27-412168819
Sat 11/1@ Boston CollegeW 27-212199.59.50014
Sat 10/18vs Georgia TechL 17-21166606
Sat 9/27vs MarylandL 17-202281414017
Sat 9/20vs South Carolina StateW 54-022713.513.50122
Sat 9/6vs The CitadelW 45-1724120.520.50126

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
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonClemson1928.99.7
2006 Regular SeasonClemson1928.99.70
2007 PostseasonClemson12854.87.1109
2007 Regular SeasonClemson12854.87.10
2008 Regular SeasonClemson16077.18.632
2009 PostseasonClemson50773.922347
2009 Regular SeasonClemson50773.9220

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

50

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

1

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games