Running back, Wisconsin (from TCU), 2024–⁠26

Nate Palmer

Number
No. 15
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Decatur, TX

Nate Palmer plays running back for Wisconsin, after TCU (2024–⁠25).

2026 so far

6 returns, 169 yards

Last game: at Penn State, W 24–⁠20

Next game: vs. USC, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 2WIU
  2. 29EMU
  3. -5@PSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024TCU11252.3011
2025TCU301394.6026
2026Wisconsin9262.908
Career501903.8026

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2026Wisconsin61690

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024TCU15RBYr 1
2025TCU15RBYr 2
2026Wisconsin15RBSo. (Yr 3)5′10″205

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
2024TCU11-0.26––-2.9–
2025TCU330.04––1.48%
2026Wisconsin80.06––0.5–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025TCU61%3.001.301.3028%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Wisconsin 4 games, 6 returns, 169 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 6vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠41–––243
Sep 12vs.Western IllinoisW 36–⁠91204126
Sep 19vs.Eastern MichiganW 54–⁠107290––
Sep 26atPenn StateW 24–⁠201−50––
2025 TCU 7 games, 139 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1atNorth CarolinaW 48–⁠147610––
Sep 13vs.Abilene ChristianW 42–⁠216270––
Sep 20vs.SMUW 35–⁠24220––
Sep 26atArizona StateL 24–⁠27–––––
Oct 4vs.ColoradoW 35–⁠21330––
Nov 15atBYUL 13–⁠444130––
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠238330––
2024 TCU 2 games, 25 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 7vs.Long Island UniversityW 45–⁠01−50––
Dec 28 ✦vs.LouisianaW 34–⁠310300––

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

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