Usage / Role
5%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Illinois
Griffin Palmer
TE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Saint Charles, MO, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Griffin Palmer reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
11
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
3★
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Griffin Palmer, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois. Griffin Palmer reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 14
- Receptions
- 2
Quick Answers
Griffin Palmer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 14
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 3 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · DeSmet · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- DeSmet · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 81 · Junior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 14 receiving yards · TE 293rd (top 81%) · Big Ten 178th (top 82%) · National 1,659th (top 84%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47.2 |
Related Context
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Griffin Palmer played TE for Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Griffin Palmer recorded 14 receiving yards and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Illinois paired 14 primary output with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2019 Postseason · Illinois
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
4.7
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
5.1
Consistency
25.4
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 12. Akron: 0. Iowa: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -7 vs Losses
Losses7 · Games = 2 · +7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
80 vs California
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Illinois
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 14 | 46.7 | 5.1 | 14 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 14 | 46.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs California
Week 1 · L 20-35 · Postseason
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
12
Receiving Yards
65 takeover
12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 13 · L 10-19 · Conference game
2
Receiving Yards
16.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
2 receiving yards with a 13.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 1 · W 42-3
0
Receiving Yards
— takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Illinois
14 primary output · 46.7 efficiency · 5.1 usage
47.2
#2
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
47.2
14 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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