University of New Haven Athletics

2018:
Played in 11 games, primarily as the punting and kickoff specialist…Averaged over 40 yards per punt and 58.4 yards per kickoff, with his 40.4 average in punting leading the Northeast-10…He dropped eight of his 31 punts inside the 20 and pushed a pair of them over 50 yards against Bryant (Sep. 1) and LIU Post (Nov. 17)…Also added a 26-yard field goal in the season opener at Bryant and finished with a pair of extra points…Was named Northeast-10 Special Teams Player of the Week after a monster boot against Saint Anselm where he finished with 148 yards on 4 punts and 493 yards on eight kickoffs, averaging 61.6 yards per kick and forcing seven of them as touchbacks…Also finished the season with two tackles and a fumble recovery, with the recovery coming against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut.

2017 (at Central Connecticut State):
Appeared in 12 games...Converted on 62 percent of field goals (8-of-13)...Kicked a season-long 37 yard field goal twice (vs. Youngstown State on Sept. 19 and at Wagner on Oct. 14)...Made 36-of-38 extra point attempts (95 percent)...Punted a season-high seven times at Wagner for 318 yards, an average of 45.4 yards...Season-long punt was 64 yards at Wagner. 

2016 (at Central Connecticut State):
Did not see game action.
 
2015 (at Central Connecticut State): 
Handled kickoff duties for the Blue Devils for a portion of the season...Also punted seven times for 229 yards, an average of 32.7 yards per punt...Finished the year 1-for-4 on field goal attempts...Was 4-of-6 on PAT's.
 
2014 (at Central Connecticut State): 
Handled kickoffs for the Blue Devils...Took 28 kickoffs, totaling 1,538 yards and averaged 54.9 yards.
 
High School:
Played high school football Trinity Pawling for head coach Nick LaFontaine…Was named All-Erickson League and All-New England.

Personal:
Son of Denise and Dennis Palmer…Uncle Chris is the Director of Athletics at New Haven after a 25-year career as a coach in the National Football League.