
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
Career highs
10catches, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2022237receiving yards, career highat Purdue, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Iowa, 2022Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2019 (LSU); SEC champions, 2019
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | LSU | 3 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | LSU | 3 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | LSU | 3 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Nebraska | 3 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Nebraska | 3 | WR | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | LSU | 1 | 0.40 | – | – | 0.4 | – |
| 2020 | LSU | 15 | 0.30 | – | – | 4.5 | – |
| 2021 | LSU | 40 | 0.45 | 20th (n=410) | 0.67 | 18.1 | 6% |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 97 | 0.86 | 71st (n=683) | 0.71 | 83.2 | 13% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | L 28–31 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 38–17 | 4 | 82 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 42–45 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 14–49 | 10 | 92 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 35–21 | 8 | 157 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 14–13 | 4 | 64 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 37–43 | 7 | 237 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 9–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 13–20 | 5 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 3–34 | 5 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 14–15 | 4 | 47 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 24–17 | 9 | 165 | 2 | – | – | – |
2021 LSU 10 games, 30 catches, 344 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 27–38 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 34–7 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at | W 28–25 | 1 | 58 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 19–24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 49–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 17–31 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 14–20 | 2 | 36 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 13–16 | 6 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 27–14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 27–24 | 5 | 64 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
2020 LSU 7 games, 10 catches, 108 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 34–44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 41–7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 52–24 | – | – | – | 2 | 118 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | L 11–48 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 85 | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 17–55 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 12 | at | W 37–34 | 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 19 | vs. | W 53–48 | 3 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 LSU 5 games, 1 catch, 6 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 55–3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 65–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 66–38 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 42–6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 50–7 | – | – | – | 1 | 11 | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 192 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.33 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.13 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 39 | 385 | 3 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 12 | 172 | 1 |
| NFL career | 32 | 51 | 557 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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