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Palmer Fact: Played 269 snaps in 2006, more than any first-year freshman tight end in school history.
Years Lettered: 2006
Bowl Participation: Starting tight end in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: Co-first-team tight end
Overview: Named most improved among Clemson tight ends for the 2007 spring practice...will challenge for significant starting time at the tight end position...first-team tight end when the Tigers are in a two tight-end set...named to the academic honor roll for the spring semester of 2007...from the same area as former Clemson great and longtime NFL punter Chris Gardocki...high school teammate of Clemson offensive lineman Brandon Pilgrim at Parkview High School.
2006: Played in all 13 games, including three as a starter...started the Kentucky game in the Music City Bowl and had a reception for two yards; he also caught a two-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter...had five catches for 30 yards for the season to finish second on the team among tight ends...started at Virginia Tech when Thomas Hunter had a back injury and in the win over N.C. State when Clemson started multiple tight ends...had his first career catch in the win over Temple; it was an 11-yard gain...had two catches in 41 plays at Virginia Tech, his only multiple catch game of the year...had a reception against N.C. State...played 44 snaps against Kentucky and 269 snaps for the year, an average of 21 plays per game...second among first-year freshmen on offense in snaps, trailing only C.J. Spiller (322)...played just 13 snaps over the first three games, but played 256 over the last 10...saw more playing time (269 snaps) than any other first-year freshman tight end in Clemson history (even more than Bennie Cunningham).
Before Clemson: Caught 21 passes for 385 yards and five scores as a senior at Parkview High...first-team AAAAA all-state by Atlanta Constitution...high school teammate of Brandon Pilgrim...two-year starter...top tight end in Gwinnett County as a senior, and also named all-county...preseason all-state academic team pick...three-year starter on the basketball team; named all-county as a junior...all-tourney at the North Gwinnett Holiday Classic...coached by Cecil Flowe...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech, Virginia, and Virginia Tech...born Jan. 18, 1988...majoring in pre-business.
