Trey Palmer in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Tammy Anthony Baker from Louisiana, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, LSU and Nebraska, 2019–⁠22

Trey Palmer

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Kentwood, LA
Born
Apr 2, 2001

Trey Palmer played receiver at LSU (2019–⁠21), Nebraska (2021), LSU (2021) and Nebraska (2022). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Palmer in round 6, No. 191 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,043
Receiving yards, 2022 (Nebraska, 4–⁠8)
Best game
237 yards
At Purdue, week 7, 2022: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 191
Round 6, 2023 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2022237receiving yards, career highat Purdue, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Iowa, 2022

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2019 (LSU); SEC champions, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019LSU166.006
2020LSU1010810.8024
2021LSU3034411.5361
2022Nebraska711,04314.7987
Career1121,50113.41287

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019LSU11103651
2020LSU62191280
2021LSU71420181170
2022Nebraska24504360
Career164171272261

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019LSU3WRYr 1
2020LSU3WRYr 2
2021LSU3WRYr 3
2021Nebraska3WRYr 3
2022Nebraska3WRJr. (Yr 4)6′1″190

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
2019LSU10.40––0.4–
2020LSU150.30––4.5–
2021LSU400.4520th (n=410)0.6718.16%
2022Nebraska970.8671st (n=683)0.7183.213%

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

2022 Nebraska 12 games, 71 catches, 1,043 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 27vs.NorthwesternL 28–⁠318680125–
Sep 3vs.North DakotaW 38–⁠174820–––
Sep 10vs.Georgia SouthernL 42–⁠456810120–
Sep 17vs.OklahomaL 14–⁠4910921––1
Oct 1vs.IndianaW 35–⁠2181571––3
Oct 7atRutgersW 14–⁠134641–––
Oct 15atPurdueL 37–⁠4372372–––
Oct 29vs.IllinoisL 9–⁠26110–––
Nov 5vs.MinnesotaL 13–⁠205370–––
Nov 12atMichiganL 3–⁠345120–––
Nov 19vs.WisconsinL 14–⁠154472–––
Nov 25atIowaW 24–⁠1791652–––
2021 LSU 10 games, 30 catches, 344 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4atUCLAL 27–⁠3874701233
Sep 11vs.McNeeseW 34–⁠733011161
Sep 25atMississippi StateW 28–⁠251581––2
Oct 2vs.AuburnL 19–⁠24170117–
Oct 16vs.FloridaW 49–⁠42110247–
Oct 23atOle MissL 17–⁠3134901141
Nov 6atAlabamaL 14–⁠202360––1
Nov 13vs.ArkansasL 13–⁠166450––4
Nov 20vs.UL MonroeW 27–⁠141701253
Nov 27vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠245641––3
2020 LSU 7 games, 10 catches, 108 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26vs.Mississippi StateL 34–⁠441301161
Oct 3atVanderbiltW 41–⁠71120––1
Oct 24vs.South CarolinaW 52–⁠24–––2118–
Oct 31atAuburnL 11–⁠481240385–
Dec 5vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠552160–––
Dec 12atFloridaW 37–⁠342190–––
Dec 19vs.Ole MissW 53–⁠483340–––
2019 LSU 5 games, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Georgia SouthernW 55–⁠3160–––
Sep 14vs.Northwestern StateW 65–⁠14–––––1
Sep 21atVanderbiltW 66–⁠38–––––1
Oct 5vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠6–––––1
Nov 30vs.Texas A&MW 50–⁠7–––111–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′0¼″
Weight192 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan76⅛″W
40-yard dash4.33 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill7.13 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. 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

2 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Tampa Bay Buccaneers17393853
2024Tampa Bay Buccaneers15121721
NFL career32515574

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

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