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Jersey Number 6
Taiyon Palmer
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 191
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
- High School:
- Archer HS
- Prev School:
- NC State
Bio
Troy
2021 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games during his first season at Troy … Finished with 12 tackles, an interception and a pair of pass break ups … Played 308 total snaps defensively … Defended 5-of-12 pass attempts against him; 58.3 reception percentage … Opponents averaged just 8.3 yards per catch; lowest among all Troy defensive backs … Part of a back-to-back-to-back interception barrage by the Trojans in the fourth quarter at Texas State … Posted a tackle for loss against Georgia Southern … Had pass break ups at ULM and at South Carolina … Played 29 special teams snaps
NC State
2020 (Sophomore): Played in five games for the Wolfpack ... Finished with five tackles, half a tackle for loss and a pass break up
2019 (RS-Freshman): Played 29 snaps at Florida State before suffering a season-ending injury ... Played in five total games and recorded one tackle and a pass break up
2018 (Freshman): Sat out the season due to injury ... Redshirted
High School: Four star player by both 247 Sports and ESPN coming out of Archer High School ... Rated as the No. 19 cornerback in the country and the No. 22 player in the state of Georgia by 247 Sports ... ESPN slotted him 34th nationally at cornerback and 33rd in the state of Georgia ... Helped lead Archer to a 12-1 record and the Georgia 7A state quarterfinals as a senior ... Finished his prep career with nine interceptions and five career touchdowns ... Earned all-state honors as a senior, also all-region and all-county ... Recorded nine interceptions and scored five touchdowns as a senior ... Also ran track and was part of the state runner-up in the 4x100m relay team
Personal: Full name is Taiyon Lamar Palmer ... Born April 5, 2000, in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Son of Jeremy and Nakia Jeffries ... Cousin Andre Callender played running back at Boston College (2004-07) ... Majoring in communications
2021 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games during his first season at Troy … Finished with 12 tackles, an interception and a pair of pass break ups … Played 308 total snaps defensively … Defended 5-of-12 pass attempts against him; 58.3 reception percentage … Opponents averaged just 8.3 yards per catch; lowest among all Troy defensive backs … Part of a back-to-back-to-back interception barrage by the Trojans in the fourth quarter at Texas State … Posted a tackle for loss against Georgia Southern … Had pass break ups at ULM and at South Carolina … Played 29 special teams snaps
NC State
2020 (Sophomore): Played in five games for the Wolfpack ... Finished with five tackles, half a tackle for loss and a pass break up
2019 (RS-Freshman): Played 29 snaps at Florida State before suffering a season-ending injury ... Played in five total games and recorded one tackle and a pass break up
2018 (Freshman): Sat out the season due to injury ... Redshirted
High School: Four star player by both 247 Sports and ESPN coming out of Archer High School ... Rated as the No. 19 cornerback in the country and the No. 22 player in the state of Georgia by 247 Sports ... ESPN slotted him 34th nationally at cornerback and 33rd in the state of Georgia ... Helped lead Archer to a 12-1 record and the Georgia 7A state quarterfinals as a senior ... Finished his prep career with nine interceptions and five career touchdowns ... Earned all-state honors as a senior, also all-region and all-county ... Recorded nine interceptions and scored five touchdowns as a senior ... Also ran track and was part of the state runner-up in the 4x100m relay team
Personal: Full name is Taiyon Lamar Palmer ... Born April 5, 2000, in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Son of Jeremy and Nakia Jeffries ... Cousin Andre Callender played running back at Boston College (2004-07) ... Majoring in communications
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