Career Highs

Receptions: 1 at Iowa, 11/23/19
Receiving Yards: 2 at Iowa, 11/23/19
All-Purpose Yards: 2 at Iowa, 11/23/19

2019 Junior

• Plays primarily special teams
• First career catch at Iowa 11/23/19

2018 Sophomore

• Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams

2017 Redshirt Freshman

• Played in one game
• Made his Illinois debut against Western Kentucky

2016 Freshman

• Member of UI squad

High School

• Ranked as a top-25 recruit in Missouri by ESPN.com (No. 21) and 247 Sports (No. 25)
• Team-high 31 receptions for 429 yards and six touchdowns in 2015
• First-team All-Conference and All-District in 2015
• Named to St. Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30 team
• Earned four varsity letters in both football and basketball
• High school coach was Pat Mahoney

Personal

• Born Sept. 18, 1997
• Full name is Griffin Joseph Palmer
• Son of John and Kim Palmer
• Father played football (TE) at Iowa from 1985-89
• Has one older brother, Mitch
• Brother, Mitch, plays center at Miami (Ohio)
• Presidential honors award and First Honors all four years of high school
• Says he chose Illinois because of “the rich football tradition and it’s a great school academically
• Lists Tim Tebow as favorite athlete because “he is a role model on and off the field and is one of the greatest college athletes of all time”
• Majoring in finance