Player Dossier

2017-2020

Tennessee

Josh Palmer

WR • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Brampton, ON, CAN

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Josh Palmer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

19.3

Efficiency

85.8

Consistency

69.3

Season Value

66.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Josh Palmer, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Tennessee. Josh Palmer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Tennessee paired 475 primary output with 85.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 85.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Tennessee

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

47.5

Efficiency

85.8

Usage

19.3

Consistency

69.3

Best Game by takeover score

Texas A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 85. Missouri: 71. Georgia: 71. Kentucky: 11. Alabama: 57. Arkansas: 28. Auburn: 8. Florida: 36. Vanderbilt: 53. Texas A&M: 55

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 6 by 94.4. Missouri: 4 by 100. Georgia: 4 by 100. Kentucky: 1 by 73.3. Alabama: 4 by 95. Arkansas: 2 by 93.3. Auburn: 1 by 53.3. Florida: 4 by 60. Vanderbilt: 4 by 88.3. Texas A&M: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins69.7 · n=3 · +31.7 vs Losses
Losses38 · n=7 · -31.7 vs Wins
First Half59 · n=5 · +23 vs Second Half
Second Half36 · n=5 · -23 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs Texas A&M

Result
Sat 12/19vs Texas A&ML 13-3435518.318.30025
Sat 12/12@ VanderbiltW 42-1745313.313.30020
Sat 12/5vs FloridaL 19-3143699020
Sun 11/22@ AuburnL 17-30188808
Sun 11/8@ ArkansasL 13-242281414018
Sat 10/24vs AlabamaL 17-4845714.314.30127
Sat 10/17vs KentuckyL 7-341111111011
Sat 10/10@ Georgia2+ TDL 21-4447117.817.80236
Sat 10/3vs MissouriW 35-1247117.817.80033
Sat 9/26@ South CarolinaW 31-2768514.214.20132

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Tennessee

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonTennessee9865.87.2
2018 Regular SeasonTennessee48493.313.7386
2019 PostseasonTennessee45779.918-27
2019 Regular SeasonTennessee45779.9180
2020 Regular SeasonTennessee47585.819.318

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Missouri

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

124

Primary metric

124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

South Carolina

85

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 94.4 efficiency score.

#3

Auburn

84

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Missouri

71

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Kentucky

31

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Tennessee

475 primary output · 85.8 efficiency · 19.3 usage

66.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Tennessee

64.9

484 primary · 93.3 efficiency · 13.7 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Tennessee

56.9

457 primary · 79.9 efficiency · 18 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8925

Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos, CA

Committed To
USC
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

1,514

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Josh Palmer quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
1,514