Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/28Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (10.7%).
Latrele Palmer
Latrele Palmer: RB · James Madison · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Latrele Palmer
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The two seasons at James Madison span two head coaches: Curt Cignetti and Damian Wroblewski. On tape: 45 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Bucknell, Week 1, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 32 | 119 | 3.7 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | James Madison | 101 | 404 | 4.0 | 5 | 34 |
| Career | 133 | 523 | 3.9 | 6 | 34 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | James Madison | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 13 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Bucknell | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-35@ Virginia | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-14@ Troy | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38@ Utah State | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-23vs South Alabama | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-14@ Georgia State | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-26vs App State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
 Bowl | L 21-31vs Air Force | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 32 | 119 | 3.7 | 1 | 13 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2023
W 38-3
vs Bucknell
45 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Bucknell.
With J. McCloud — 144 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.3 · 10 rush yds (2 car) · R. Hanson — 49.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Bucknell · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Latrele Palmer run for 13 yds for a TD
- Week 4 · Utah State · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA −2.26Latrele Palmer run for 1 yd to the JMU 45 Latrele Palmer fumbled, recovered by USU Anthony Switzer
- Week 2 · Virginia · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.43Latrele Palmer run for 9 yds to the UVA 40 for a
- Week 3 · Troy · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.30Latrele Palmer run for a loss of 2 yards to the JMU 46
- Week 12 · App State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +0.92Latrele Palmer run for 4 yds to the APP 4 for a
- Week 1 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.87Latrele Palmer run for 12 yds to the JMU 32 for a
4 more plays
- Week 12 · App State · 1st and 4 · Q4 · EPA −0.84Latrele Palmer run for a loss of 2 yards to the APP 6
- Week 1 · Bucknell · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.73Latrele Palmer run for 8 yds to the BUCK 37
- Week 4 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.65Latrele Palmer run for 1 yd to the USU 39
- Week 10 · Georgia State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA −0.60Latrele Palmer run for 2 yds to the GAST 40
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Curt Cignetti — 19-5 over that span.
2022James Madison8-3HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2023James Madison11-2HC: Curt Cignetti · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 16.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 12.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 18.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Damian Wroblewski
Pass share
49.9%
429 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
66.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
32 carries and 3 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at James Madison
- 2023 James Madison CignettiYear 2 · 8 games
- 2022 James Madison CignettiYear 1 · 11 games
- High school Our Lady of Good Counsel HSOlney, MD · Class of 2019Two-star, No. 3,217 in the 2019 class.Also from Our Lady of Good Counsel HS: Faheem Delane (LSU), Aaron Chiles (Florida), Dilin Jones (LSU) and 17 more.
How it ended
Two seasons at James Madison, 523 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2019
- RecruitedTwo-star, out of Our Lady of Good Counsel HS