2010: Rushed for 121 yards on 28 carries and caught four passes for 37 yards... rushed for a career-high 43 yards on three carries at Texas State... caught two passes for 35 yards, including a 30-yarder, against Sam Houston State... made three starts and played all 11 games.
Palmer in High School: Class 2A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior quarterback for the Tigers of coach Keith Menard, a former Nicholls QB ... four-year All-District selection, first team in last three years ... district and All-Area Offensive MVP in 2009 while accounting for 51 touchdowns and over 3,600 yards, averaging 304 yards of total offense ... ran for 2,382 yards on 274 carries (8.7 avg. per carry, 198 ypg) and 29 TD ... threw for 1,280 yards and 22 TD on 84-133 (63 percent) aim (107 ypg) while Tigers went 11-2, reached quarterfinals of state playoffs, with only losses to state champ Evangel and Class 4A power Ruston ... had 317 yards rushing on 14 carries, 4 TD rushing, 2 more passing TDs vs. DeQuincy ... ran for 307 yards on 32 carries, including 3 TD, vs. Winnfield at NSU's Turpin Stadium ... 576 total yards vs. 2A playoff entry Menard, with 276 yards rushing and 5 TDs on 41 carries, and 300 yards passing on 19-26 aim with 2 TDs ... ran for 311 yards on 22 carries and 5 TD in second-round playoff win at Lake Arthur ... as a junior, ran for 925 yards on 175 carries and scored 12 TDs, threw for 1,227 yards (77-152) with 14 TDs as Tigers again went 11-2 and reached third round of playoffs before running into Evangel ... four letters in basketball and track, two in baseball.
Palmer's Personal: Born July 6, 1992... son of D.D. Palmer... his uncle, Tracy Palmer, played for legendary coach Sam Goodwin at NSU from 1986-89 as a linebacker and helped the 1988 Demons win the Southland Conference championship and reach the quarterfinals of the playoffs... full name is Devante Jamaal Palmer.
