Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Navy
D.J. Palmore
OLB • 6'3" • 236 lbs • Bartlett, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Palmore shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Navy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Navy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
D.J. Palmore built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as an outside linebacker from Bartlett, TN wearing No. 45, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of D.J. Palmore's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Navy
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
D.J. Palmore, OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Navy. D.J. Palmore shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 130
- TFL
- 24
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
D.J. Palmore quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Navy · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 130
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Navy
- Top game
- Tulane
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Christian Brothers · Navy
- High school pipeline
- Christian Brothers · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · OLB 2nd (top 4%) · American Athletic 26th (top 5%) · National 257th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Navy | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 72.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Navy | 12 | 52 | 10.5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 72.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Navy | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Navy | 13 | 73 | 12.5 | 2.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 61.3 |
Related Context
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D.J. Palmore played OLB for Navy. Across 4 tracked seasons, D.J. Palmore recorded 130 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Navy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Navy paired 23.5 primary output with 37.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Navy
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
37.9
Usage
11.5
Consistency
56.1
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 2. Fordham: 3. Tulane: 4. Air Force: 1. Houston: 2. Memphis: 6. South Florida: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Tulsa: 0.5. SMU: 3. Temple: 2. Army: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 32.5. Fordham: 6 by 55. Tulane: 6 by 65. Air Force: 3 by 22.5. Houston: 6 by 45. Memphis: 6 by 75. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. Notre Dame: 4 by 16.7. Tulsa: 5 by 25.8. SMU: 4 by 46.7. Temple: 2 by 28.3. Army: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins2.6 · Games = 7 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
75 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/23 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | L 45-48 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/10 | @ Army | L 17-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | vs TempleSplash game | L 10-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ SMUSplash game | W 75-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Tulsa | W 42-40 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Notre Dame | W 28-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/28 | @ South Florida | L 45-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Memphis2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-28 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs HoustonSplash game | W 46-40 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Air Force | L 14-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Tulane2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs FordhamSplash game | W 52-16 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
D.J. Palmore story
D.J. Palmore built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as an outside linebacker from Bartlett, TN wearing No. 45, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of D.J. Palmore's career was his defensive production: 130 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Navy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but D.J. Palmore's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Navy.
The arc is straightforward: D.J. Palmore moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Navy
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Navy | 23.5 | 37.9 | 11.5 | 23.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Navy | 23.5 | 37.9 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Navy | 17 | 37.1 | 13.7 | -6.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Navy | 17 | 37.1 | 13.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulane
Week 2 · W 23-21 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Memphis
Week 8 · W 42-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Air Force
Week 6 · W 48-45
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulane
Week 3 · W 21-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Fordham
Week 1 · W 52-16
3
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Navy
23.5 primary output · 37.9 efficiency · 11.5 usage
72.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Navy
72.5
23.5 primary · 37.9 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Navy
61.3
17 primary · 37.1 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
11
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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