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Joshua Palmer

Wide Receiver, Buffalo Bills · #5.

Player facts

Team: Buffalo Bills
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 5
Born: Sep 22, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Brampton, ON, Canada
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	3	9	80	26.7	2	43	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	207	328	2,670	12.9	12	79	122	3	16	5.3	0	6	2	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	11 targets	+0.59	27%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 4	vs NE	L 29-26	1	4	3	3.0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LAC	W 24-16	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 17	vs DET	W 41-31	1	3	43	43.0	1	43	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ HOU	W 36-31	1	2	34	34.0	1	34	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Joshua Keith Palmer (born September 22, 1999) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Josh Palmer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Palmer grew up in Brampton, Ontario, the son of Keith and Alethia Palmer. He is of Jamaican descent through both his parents. He has two sisters, Lanisha and Keiana. He initially attended St. Roch Catholic Secondary School, where he played basketball and ran track in addition to playing football. He was named St Roch's junior athlete of the year in tenth grade. He played wide receiver and defensive back helping St Roch win two JV football titles in ninth and tenth grade. He also played for the Burlington Stampeders of the Ontario Football Conference and the Brampton Bulldogs. After participating in summer football camps in the United States and receiving interest from several Division I football programs, Palmer transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for his final two years of high school. Palmer was rated a three star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Syracuse during the summer before his senior year. He finished his senior season with 32 receptions for 506 yards with eight touchdowns and was named second-team Class 7A All-State. Palmer de-committed from Syracuse and opted to sign to play at Tennessee.

College career

Palmer played in all 12 of the Volunteers' games as a freshman, catching nine passes for 98 yards. He became a starter as a sophomore and finished the season with 23 receptions for 484 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for one touchdown. Palmer caught 34 passes for 457 yards and one touchdown as a junior. He finished his senior season, which was shortened to nine games due to COVID-19, with 33 receptions for 475 yards and four touchdowns.

From Wikipedia’s article on Josh Palmer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹