Draft Scouting Report:

Rating: 76.63 (Chance to start)

Pro Comparison: Denzel Mims

Accolades:

  • 2022: 1,043 receiving yards (school single-season record)
  • 2022: Third-team All-Big Ten (coaches)

Summary:

Trey Palmer is a speedster WR with quality size. He's a pace route runner. He throttles up and down to create separation because he doesn't have high-end twitch or flexibility to consistently get open.He's very effective on the vertical route tree. He was used as a screen-game option and wasn't a liability but hardly a make-you-miss or contact-balance type. Contact balance is better than his wiggle. Contested-catch ability is good, but not great. If he can be utilized in a role where his pure speed is accentuated, he can be a valuable piece to an offense but doesn't have many other wow football traits.

Strengths:

  • Super fast, will run past many veteran CBs
  • Great size for being a speedster; not little with a tiny frame
  • Flashes of YAC is there, mostly due to his contact balance

Weaknesses:

  • Despite clear speed advantage, not a tremendous overall athlete
  • YAC ability is inconsistent
  • Not a WR who can be relied upon to come down with the football in traffic on a regular basis
  • Besides speed, doesn't have standout trait or skill

Combine Results:

  • 40-Yard Dash: 4.33 seconds