Last confirmed: Florida International, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 235 lb · Midlothian, VA · Fork Union Military Academy
Sterling Palmer: TE · Florida International · #88.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sterling Palmer
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Fourth year in the Florida International receiving corps. One game to point at: 32 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Charlotte — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida International | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Florida International | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | Florida International | 22 | 205 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Florida International | 25 | 272 | 10.9 | 2 |
| Career | 60 | 629 | 10.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
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| 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 | 14.1 | 1 | 24 |
Week 6 · 2021
L 33-45
vs Charlotte
2 rec · 32 yds · 1 TD
With M. Bortenschlager — 466 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 23.1 · T. Chambers — 3 rec · 201 yds · 2 TD
4 seasons under Butch Davis — 16-27 over that span.
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
Butch Davis
Pass share
51.0%
378 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida International, 629 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 27 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Butch Davis.
