Michael Palmer Class: Senior Hometown: Stone Mountain, GA High School: Parkview Height / Weight: 6-5 / 260 Position: TE Experience: 3VL Major: Marketing

Palmer Fact: Starting tight end in each of Clemson's last three bowl games.
Years Lettered: 2006,07,08
Years Starter: 2007,08
Depth Chart Position: First-team tight end

Overview: Top receiving tight end in his fourth year, including third as a starter...has started 24 career games third-most among Tiger offensive players; that includes starts in each of the last three bowl games, the only active Tiger to do so on offense...has played 38 of the 39 games...veteran of 1,397 snaps; he has 30 career receptions for a 10.6-yard average and four receiving touchdowns...First-Team Academic All-ACC in 2007...had 45 knockdown blocks as a sophomore and has 72 in his career...had a solid 2009 Spring Game; he was the game's top receiver with five catches for 86 yards, including a 38-yard reception...#40 tight end in the nation by Phil Steele.

2008: Had 12 catches for 160 yards and three touchdowns...had two catches for 41 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown, against The Citadel...offensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against S.C. State when he had two catches for 27 yards a score...had his third receiving touchdown at #24 Florida State...had two receptions for 19 yards at Boston College, including an important third-down catch on a key drive in the fourth quarter...had at least one catch in seven games...won the Solid Rock Award among tight ends.

2007: Top receiver among Tiger tight ends with 13 catches for 128 yards...had one receiving touchdown; it was a two-yard catch at Maryland...started 11 games...did not play against Louisiana-Monroe due to injury...had two receptions for 33 yards at Georgia Tech and two receptions for 39 yards against Wake Forest, including a 24-yard catch...had at least one reception in nine games...saw his most action at South Carolina with 59 snaps...played at least 50 snaps in seven games, including 54 snaps in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn...had 45 knockdown blocks, second-most on the team among non-offensive linemen...had a season-high seven knockdowns against Central Michigan...had at least one knockdown block in every game...had six knockdowns at N.C. State...had five knockdown blocks each against Georgia Tech, Furman, and Maryland...had four knockdown blocks at South Carolina.

2006: Played all 13 games, including three as a starter...started in the Music City Bowl against Kentucky and had one catch for two yards; he also caught a two-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter...had five catches for 30 yards to finish second on the team among tight ends...started at Virginia Tech when Thomas Hunter had a back injury and against N.C. State...had his first career reception against Temple; it was an 11-yard gain...had two catches in 41 snaps at Virginia Tech, his only multiple-catch game of the season...had one reception against N.C. State...played 44 snaps in the Music City Bowl against Kentucky and 269 snaps for the year, an average of 21 per game...second among first-year freshmen on offense in snaps...played just 13 snaps in the first three games, but played 256 in the last 10 games...saw more playing time than any other first-year freshman tight end in Clemson history (even more than Bennie Cunningham).

Before Clemson: Had 21 catches for 385 yards and five touchdowns as a senior at Parkview High...first-team AAAAA all-state by Atlanta Constitution...two-year starter...top tight end in Gwinnett County as a senior, and also named all-county...three-year starter on the basketball team; named all-county as a junior...coached by Cecil Flowe...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech, Virginia, and Virginia Tech...born Jan. 18, 1988...majoring in marketing.