Palmer, who graduates from South Florida powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas on Monday, “took a chance” and moved in with his aunt in Fort Lauderdale. It was an adjustment at first, but the 6-foot-2, 195-pound wideout’s gamble paid off, and Palmer's journey is just getting started.
Palmer’s recruitment exploded after a solid senior season for the Class 7A state champs. He recorded 32 receptions for 506 yards and eight touchdowns, turning down scholarships from Michigan, UCLA, Penn State and others in favor of Tennessee.
As Palmer prepares to move again soon for college, his decision to attend St. Thomas Aquinas was definitely the right one, he reflected.
“When I first found out about the school it was just another option because I was going to move down to the States my junior year anyways,” he said. “I just didn’t know where exactly. But when I found out about this school, I didn’t know about the legacy of how many guys they’d sent to college and the league. I didn’t know that until I really moved down here and started to find out more and more about the school. I knew the academics were good, but it was a real eye-opener.”
Since National Signing Day, Palmer has been working hard to ready himself for the college transition. He’s been using Rock Gullicksen’s weight-training guide and worked with his high school receivers coach Glen Holt on route running, technique drills and the JUGGS machine.
