Trey Palmer

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Trey Palmer
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Palmer with LSU in 2019
No. 10 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Wide receiver / Punt returner
Personal information
Born: (2001-04-02) April 2, 2001 (age 23)
Kentwood, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Kentwood (LA)
College:
NFL draft: 2023  / round: 6 / pick: 191
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
Receptions:43
Receiving yards:430
Receiving average:10.0
Receiving touchdowns:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Raymontre Palmer (born April 2, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and Nebraska. He was selected by the Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

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Early life

Palmer attended Kentwood High Magnet School in Kentwood, Louisiana where he played wide receiver and safety. [1] He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football. [2] [3] [4]

College career

Palmer played at LSU from 2019 to 2021, totaling 41 receptions for 458 yards and three touchdowns across 28 games. [5] [6] He transferred to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2022. [7] [8] [9] In his final game against Iowa, he caught nine passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns to set the single-season record for most receiving yards (1,043) and total receptions (71) by a Nebraska wide receiver. [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0+14 in
(1.84 m)
192 lb
(87 kg)
31+78 in
(0.81 m)
9+58 in
(0.24 m)
4.33 s1.51 s2.52 s4.26 s7.13 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)
9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)
Sources: [11] [12]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Palmer in the 6th round of the 2023 NFL draft with the 191st overall pick. [13] He debuted in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings, hauling in a 7-yard touchdown catch in the 20–17 win. [14] Palmer finished his rookie season with 39 receptions for 385 yards and three touchdowns. [15] In his team's Wild Card round victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023–24 NFL playoffs, he scored his first postseason touchdown on a 56-yard reception. [16]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2023 TB 178393859.95433227.313031
2024 TB 4144511.21910000000
Career 21943430105443227.313031

Postseason

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2023 TB 2038829.3561199.09000
Career 2038829.3561199.09000

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References

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