Josh Palmer with the Los Angeles Chargers, 2021
With the Los Angeles Chargers, 2021. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Tennessee, 2017–⁠20

Josh Palmer

Number
No. 5
Height
6′2″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Brampton, ON
Born
Sep 22, 1999, in Brampton

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Josh Palmer played receiver at Tennessee (2017–⁠20). The Los Angeles Chargers took Palmer in round 3, No. 77 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
484
Receiving yards, 2018 (Tennessee, 5–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 77
Round 3, 2021 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Chargers)

Career highs

6catches, career highthree times; last at South Carolina, 2020124receiving yards, career highat Missouri, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highat Georgia, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Tennessee99810.9018
2018Tennessee2348421.0253
2019Tennessee3445713.4133
2020Tennessee3347514.4436
Career991,51415.3753

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Tennessee5WRFr.
2018Tennessee5WRSo.
2019Tennessee5WRJr.
2020Tennessee5WRSr.6′2″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Tennessee230.10––2.34%
2018Tennessee480.4637th (n=497)0.5321.97%
2019Tennessee530.5349th (n=499)0.5428.37%
2020Tennessee600.5146th (n=346)0.5530.39%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Tennessee 10 games, 33 catches, 475 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠27685132–
Oct 3vs.MissouriW 35–⁠12471033–
Oct 10atGeorgiaL 21–⁠44471236–
Oct 17vs.KentuckyL 7–⁠34111011–
Oct 24vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠48457127–
Nov 7atArkansasL 13–⁠24228018–
Nov 21atAuburnL 17–⁠301808–
Dec 5vs.FloridaL 19–⁠31436020–
Dec 12atVanderbiltW 42–⁠17453020–
Dec 19vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠34355025–
2019 Tennessee 11 games, 34 catches, 457 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Georgia StateL 30–⁠3831709–
Sep 7vs.BYUL 26–⁠294560160
Sep 14vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠0118018–
Sep 21atFloridaL 3–⁠34224017–
Oct 12vs.Mississippi StateW 20–⁠10116016–
Oct 19atAlabamaL 13–⁠35120020–
Oct 26vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠21555022–
Nov 2vs.UABW 30–⁠714044
Nov 9atKentuckyW 17–⁠13455117–
Nov 23atMissouriW 24–⁠206124033–
Jan 2 ✦vs.IndianaW 23–⁠22668023–
2018 Tennessee 12 games, 23 catches, 484 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.West VirginiaL 14–⁠403330167
Sep 8vs.East Tennessee StateW 59–⁠315105120
Sep 15vs.UTEPW 24–⁠0264053–
Sep 22vs.FloridaL 21–⁠47115015–
Sep 29atGeorgiaL 12–⁠381371374
Oct 13atAuburnW 30–⁠24384042–
Oct 20vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠58130030–
Oct 27atSouth CarolinaL 24–⁠27229020–
Nov 3vs.CharlotteW 14–⁠3471145−4
Nov 10vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠7125025–
Nov 17vs.MissouriL 17–⁠50223013–
Nov 24atVanderbiltL 13–⁠38222012–
2017 Tennessee 9 games, 9 catches, 98 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Georgia TechW 42–⁠411707–
Sep 9vs.Indiana StateW 42–⁠7118018–
Sep 16atFloridaL 20–⁠26111011–
Sep 23vs.MassachusettsW 17–⁠131606–
Sep 30vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠411909–
Oct 14vs.South CarolinaL 9–⁠15––––6
Oct 28atKentuckyL 26–⁠29231016–
Nov 4vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠10111011–
Nov 11atMissouriL 17–⁠501505–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 24–⁠27).

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′1¼″
Weight210 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan76⅞″W
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′4″
3-cone drill6.98 s
20-yard shuttle4.24 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 71 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Los Angeles Chargers15333534
2022Los Angeles Chargers16727693
2023Los Angeles Chargers10385812
2024Los Angeles Chargers15395841
2025Buffalo Bills12223030
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills33802
NFL career712072,67012

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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