Mike Palmer: DB · Boston College · #18.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mike Palmer
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons at Boston College span two head coaches: Steve Addazio and Jeff Hafley. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Florida State — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boston College | 31 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Boston College | 24 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 76 | 52 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 23 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 157 | 109 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs Colgate | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-28@ Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-3@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34vs Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-19@ No. 25 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-3vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-30@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-26vs Florida State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 10-41vs No. 21 Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL31 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Hafley
Pass share
39.5%
304 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #454 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boston College, 157 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jeff Hafley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
