Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Tennessee
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.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Josh Palmer built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Brampton, ON wearing No. 5, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Josh Palmer's career was his receiving role: 99...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 77
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Josh Palmer, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Tennessee. Josh Palmer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,514
- Receptions
- 99
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Josh Palmer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,514
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Los Alamitos · USC
- High school pipeline
- Los Alamitos · 38 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 14 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 475 receiving yards · WR 110th (top 13%) · SEC 24th (top 12%) · National 123rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 9 | 98 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 23 | 484 | 3 | 74.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 68.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 28 | 389 | 1 | 68.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 33 | 475 | 4 | 79.4 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Josh Palmer
Josh Palmer played WR for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Palmer recorded 37 rushing yards, 1,514 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Tennessee.
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
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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
South Carolina
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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
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. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins69.7 · Games = 3 · +31.7 vs Losses
Losses38 · Games = 7 · -31.7 vs Wins
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 12/19 | vs Texas A&M | L 13-34 | — | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 12/12 | @ Vanderbilt | W 42-17 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Florida | L 19-31 | — | 4 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Auburn | L 17-30 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Arkansas | L 13-24 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Alabama | L 17-48 | — | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Kentucky | L 7-34 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Georgia2+ TD | L 21-44 | — | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 2 | 36 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Missouri | W 35-12 | — | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ South Carolina | W 31-27 | — | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 1 | 32 |
Player Story
Josh Palmer story
Josh Palmer built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Brampton, ON wearing No. 5, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Josh Palmer's career was his receiving role: 99 catches, 1,514 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 37 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 37 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Palmer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 98 | 65.8 | 7.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 484 | 93.3 | 13.7 | 386 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 457 | 79.9 | 18 | -27 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 457 | 79.9 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 475 | 85.8 | 19.3 | 18 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Carolina
Week 4 · W 31-27 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
98.1 takeover
85 receiving yards with a 94.4 efficiency score.
#2
@ Missouri
Week 13 · W 24-20 · Conference game
124
Receiving Yards
95.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Missouri
Week 5 · W 35-12 · Conference game
71
Receiving Yards
92.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Charlotte
Week 10 · W 14-3
71
Receiving Yards
89.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Alabama
Week 8 · L 17-48 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
85.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 95 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
475 primary output · 85.8 efficiency · 19.3 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
74.4
484 primary · 93.3 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Tennessee
68.9
457 primary · 79.9 efficiency · 18 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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