Name: Jordan Palmer
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 235
40 Time: 4.95
Position: QB
College: Texas El Paso
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NFL Draft Scouting Report
Senior Bowl Played at the Senior Bowl and was inconsistent, as were most of the QBs … Completed 5 of 8 passes for 91yds in the game and had an up-and-down week of practice
Strengths: Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer’s kid brother … Sees the field well … Has similar style and mechanics to his brother, but is less polished … Good arm strength … Good character, Steps up well in pocket … Has prototypical size…Was extremely productive…Team captain who shows some leadership ability…Tough, strong and relatively durable considering the beating he took at times behind a sub par offensive line…Accurate with good touch when he’s not being pressured…Still has some upside…A lot of his weaknesses can be addressed with good coaching…You can’t ignore the family history and pedigree.
Weaknesses: Throws way too many interceptions…Field vision is questionable and he will force throws…Technique and mechanics are inconsistent and need a lot of work…Does not stand up to pressure well…Is not very mobile and will not hurt defenses with his feet…Arm strength is adequate but not special…He might be too easy going.
Notes: Brother of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, who won the Heisman Trophy and is a former #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft…Nickname is “J.P.”…Is not nearly the prospect that some make him out to be and a lot of that has to do with his bloodlines…Certainly has some physical tools to develop and he could thrive in the right situation but it’s too much to expect him to be as good as his brother is. Got hurt in the 2005 GMAC Bowl against Toledo, but displayed toughness by playing on … Ended up throwing a key pick six as Toledo won a blowout … Runs a 4.9 forty … Has good size … but not particularly devoted to football … Made less progress as a Senior than was hoped … Threw 19 interceptions as a Junior
College career
Senior Year
Junior Year
Second team All-Conference USA as selected by the coaches and media … best single-season passer in school history, setting records for yards (3,453), touchdown passes (29) and passing attempts (434) … tied the school record with 258 passing completions … ranked second in school annals for passing yards per game (291.9) while ranking third in efficiency (140.54) and fourth in completion percentage (59.4) … set the UTEP single-season record for total offense (3,453) and total offense per game (287.5), as well as ranked second in touchdowns responsible for (31) and tied for second in plays (490) … led C-USA in passing yards per game and ranked third in total offense per game and passing efficiency … 10th in the NCAA with 15.7 points responsible for per game, 16th in total offense per game and 25th in passing efficency … passed for over 300 yards six different times and had four games with over 350 yards … UTEP was 8-1 when he had less than three interceptions … completed 68.3 percent (164-for-240) of his passes over the last seven games of the regular season … completed 23-of-53 passes for a career-best 431 yards and one touchdown at Memphis … his 425 yards of total offense at Memphis is the fourth-highest single-game total in school history … completed 80 percent (24-for-30) of his passes for 387 yards and three touchdowns at Rice … threw for 379 yards (26-for-51) and three touchdowns against Houston … passed for four touchdowns and rushed for another against Texas Southern … finished 16-for-23 with 248 yards passing versus Texas Southern.
Sophmore Year
Honorable mention All-WAC pick, passing for 2,818 yards and 26 touchdowns … completed 58.2 percent (213 of 366) of his attempts for a rating of 136.48 … in the UTEP single-season record books his totals ranked tied for second in passing touchdowns, third in completions, fourth in passing attempts and passing yardage and sixth in completion percentage … ranked second in the WAC and 28th in the NCAA in passing efficiency … ranked third in the WAC and 37th in the NCAA in total offense … rated second in the WAC with 234.8 passing yards per game … 23rd in the NCAA with 13.5 points responsible for per game … had four 300-yard passing games, including a season-high 339 yards versus SMU … passed for 200 yards or more in eight games … started all 12 games … UTEP was 7-2 in games where he had less than three interceptions … passed for 300 yards in three consecutive games against SMU, Tulsa and Colorado to end the season … went 22-for-42 for 328 yards and two touchdowns versus Colorado in the EV1.net Houston Bowl … completed 21-of-44 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns at Tulsa … went 20-of-27 for 339 yards and five touchdowns against SMU … completed 17-of-29 passes for 259 yards and four TDs at Louisiana Tech, and was named WAC Player of the Week on Oct. 25 … had five TD passes and 317 yards (28-of-44) against Hawaii … had season-highs for passing attempts (44) three times (Arizona State, Hawaii, Tulsa) … season high for completions was 28 against Hawaii … registered two five-touchdown games (Hawaii, SMU) … had a 91-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. at Fresno State, the second-longest pass play in Bulldog Stadium history … finished with 185 yards (12-of-23) in that contest … scored a rushing touchdown at San Jose State … also had 218 yards and two touchdowns through the air versus the Spartans.
Freshman Year
Started six games at quarterback and six of the last nine overall … ranked second on the team in passing completions (98), attempts (198) and yardage (1,168) … threw for a team-leading seven touchdowns with 13 interceptions … rushed 67 times for 110 yards and three scores … recorded season-bests for completions (26), attempts (43), yardage (287) and TDs (two) against Tulsa … also passed for two scores versus Sam Houston State, when he was 13-for-23 for 170 yards … completed 14-of-28 attempts for 172 yards at Boise State … made his collegiate debut in the opener at Arizona, completing five-of-15 attempts for 58 yards off the bench … recorded his first career touchdown pass a week later against Cal Poly, finding Chris Francies for a 50-yard score … it was his longest completion of the year … ran for 45 yards on seven carries (6.4 avg.) at Boise State, including a TD … seven rushing attempts for 35 yards (5.0 avg.) versus San Diego State … played in 11 outings … missed the SMU and Louisiana Tech games with a knee injury … missed the Fresno State game with a rib injury.
High School
Rated a top-150 player in the state of California by SuperPrep … All-CIF choice and South Coast League Offensive MVP as a senior at Mission Viejo High School … threw for 1,300 yards with 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions as a senior … lists his favorite game as the Cappo Valley contest, when he rushed for 115 yards and passed for 200 more with two scores … four-year varsity letterwinner … also saw action at wide receiver as a junior … teammate of Miner defensive back Joe Fleskoski at Mission Viejo High School … Mission Viejo High was 14-0 in 2001, winning the CIF championship and the Southern section of Division II … the team was rated third in the state and 17th in the nation … Mission Viejo was 9-3 in 2000, including capturing a league title … high school coach was Bob Johnson … also lettered in basketball (power forward) and track (110 hurdles, 200) as a prep … was in the orchestra for four years … led the FCA for two years … Associated Student Body athletic commissioner.school career==
Background
Parents are Bill and Dana Palmer … has three brothers and one sister … brother, Carson, won the Heisman Trophy at USC in 2002 and was the top pick in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals … enjoys surfing … lists his brother Carson as his sports hero … full name is Jordan William Palmer … nickname is “J.P.” … born 5/30/84 (West Lake Village, Calif.) … communication major.