Player Dossier

2008-2008

UTEP

Daniel Palmer

RB • 5'10" • 210 lbs • College Station, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Daniel Palmer leans balanced backfield option traits and 27.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

18%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

12

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

11

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Player Story

Daniel Palmer built his college career in 2008 as a running back from College Station, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Daniel Palmer's career was his backfield work: 132 rushing...

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Daniel Palmer, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · UTEP. Daniel Palmer leans balanced backfield option traits and 27.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
149
Rushing yards
132
Receiving yards
17
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Daniel Palmer quick answers

Latest team and position
UTEP · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
149
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 10 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · UTEP
Top game
New Mexico State
Latest roster
No. 22 · Class 2008
2008 Scrimmage yards rank
149 scrimmage yards · RB 180th (top 60%) · Conference USA 76th (top 51%) · National 669th (top 46%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonUTEP1014913217145.4

Related Context

Daniel Palmer played RB for UTEP. Across 1 tracked season, Daniel Palmer recorded 132 rushing yards, 17 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with UTEP.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

UTEP paired 149 primary output with 27.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 27.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Loss with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

14.9

Efficiency

27.7

Usage

8

Consistency

31.2

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 14. New Mexico State: 64. UCF: 4. Southern Miss: 2. Tulane: 36. Tulsa: 0. Rice: 16. Louisiana: 9. SMU: 7. Houston: -3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 3 by 63.2. New Mexico State: 14 by 47.6. UCF: 3 by 13.9. Southern Miss: 1 by 20.8. Tulane: 11 by 26.8. Tulsa: 1 by 0. Rice: 3 by 55.6. Louisiana: 3 by 31.3. SMU: 4 by 18.2. Houston: 1 by 0

Split Comparison

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

Wins11.6 · Games = 5 · -6.6 vs Losses
Losses18.2 · Games = 5 · +6.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

63.2 vs Texas

Result
Sat 11/22@ HoustonL 37-421-3-30-3
Sun 11/16vs SMUW 36-10471.8001.8
Sun 11/9@ LouisianaW 37-2439303
Sun 11/2vs RiceL 44-493165.3005.3
Sun 10/19@ TulsaL 35-7710000
Sun 10/12vs TulaneW 24-219192.1002173.3
Sat 10/4@ Southern MissW 40-3712202
Sun 9/28vs UCFW 58-13341.3001.3
Sun 9/21vs New Mexico StateL 33-3414644.6004.6
Sun 9/7vs TexasL 13-4221470104.7

Player Story

Daniel Palmer story

Daniel Palmer built his college career in 2008 as a running back from College Station, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Daniel Palmer's career was his backfield work: 132 rushing yards, 41 carries, and 17 receiving yards across 10 career games in the available record. His career also includes 17 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daniel Palmer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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Season Value Progression

2008
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonUTEP14927.78

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs New Mexico State

Week 4 · L 33-34

Loss with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64

Scrimmage Yards

71.8 takeover

64 scrimmage yards and 23.7 usage.

#2

vs Tulane

Week 7 · W 24-21 · Conference game

36

Scrimmage Yards

46.7 takeover

Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

36 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

#3

vs Rice

Week 10 · L 44-49 · Conference game

16

Scrimmage Yards

33.5 takeover

Loss with 16 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

16 scrimmage yards and 7 usage.

#4

vs Texas

Week 2 · L 13-42

14

Scrimmage Yards

33.5 takeover

Loss with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

14 scrimmage yards and 5.4 usage.

#5

@ Louisiana

Week 11 · W 37-24

9

Scrimmage Yards

20.3 takeover

Win with 9 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

9 scrimmage yards and 5.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · UTEP

149 primary output · 27.7 efficiency · 8 usage

45.4

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games