Palmer was a standout tailback for the Brunswick High Pirates in the late 1990s. He was a senior on Brunswick High’s 1999 football team that finished second in the state, falling to Lowndes 17-0 in the Class AAAA state title game while finishing with a school-best record of 14-1 under head coach John Willis.

 

Palmer finished his prep career as the Pirates’ all-time leading rusher with 4,409 yards and his career total is just 80 yards behind Glynn County’s all-time leading rusher Antwan Andrews who played for Glynn Academy, also in the late 1990s.
 

In that 1999 season, Palmer set school records for most yards rushing in a season (2,180), most total offensive yards (2,243), most touchdowns scored (34), most touchdowns scored
in a game (6) and most points scored in a game (36). He is believed to be the only running back in county history to run for more than 2,000 yards in a season.

 

Palmer also became Brunswick’s career touchdown leader with 58 to tie the county record held previously by Glynn Academy’s Randy Fisher and became Brunswick’s career total
points leader with 354.

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He was named to the all-state team following his senior season and played in the GACA North-South All- Star Game. Palmer was an honorable-mention all-state pick after his junior season when the Pirates reached the state quarterfinals.

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Palmer also played basketball while attending Brunswick High.

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He signed to play football at Holmes (Miss.) Community College and played two years there.

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Palmer has served as a volunteer coach with the Frederica Academy football team while residing locally.