Sterling Palmer
Second year in the Florida International receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 32 rec yds, 2 receptions against Charlotte — Week 6, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida International, 371 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (84th). Concern: receptions (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 20.7 | 15.3 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 18.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 23.7 | 15.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Awards
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida International | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida International | 25 | 272 | 10.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 371 | 11.6 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Game Log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Texas State | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-58@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-45vs Charlotte | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 24-47vs Old Dominion | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 7 | 99 | 14.6 | 1 | 24 |
How he plays
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (84th). Concern: receptions (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2018–2021Sharp dropoff (-64%) — career inflection point.