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Joshua Palmer
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Joshua Palmer

WRposition#5jersey27age6' 1"height210lbs6 yrsexperienceTennesseecollege

Injured Reserve · Hamstring · ir

At a glance

Joshua Palmer is a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills (No. 5). In 5 games of the 2026 season: 4 catches on 12 targets for 117 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns; 1 tackle, 0 sacks. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Joshua Palmer has produced +0.39 EPA per target on 13 targets. Snap share in Week 8: 9% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Injured Reserve (hamstring).

Is Joshua Palmer playing this week?

Joshua Palmer is listed as injured reserve with a hamstring injury on the latest injury report: ir The Buffalo Bills play next on the road at the New York Jets on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are Joshua Palmer's stats this season?

In 5 games of the 2026 season, Joshua Palmer has 4 catches on 12 targets for 117 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns; 1 tackle, 0 sacks.

What is Joshua Palmer's EPA per play?

+0.387 EPA per target on 13 targets (total +5.0), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Joshua Palmer play for?

Joshua Palmer plays wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills, wearing No. 5. Joshua Palmer is 27 years old, 6' 1", 210 lbs. College: Tennessee. League experience: 6 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Joshua Palmer 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/joshua-palmer (updated 2026-11-10).

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Joshua PalmerBuffalo Bills · #5
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · wide receivers

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades wide receivers with at least 23 targets this season. Palmer has 13, 10 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g2.6 tgt/g
  • Yds/g23.4 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt9.8
  • Catch %33%
  • EPA/tgt+0.39
  • TD2 TD
Small sample · 13 of 23 targetsMethod5 games13 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 89 qualified · min. 23 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 21 min agoGlossary →

Palmer is under the 23-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 89 qualified wide receivers.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 13+0.387EPA / target · total +5.023%success25.6air yds/tgt3.7YAC31st downs3explosive

Total EPA by week

+4.1Wk 1
+4.8Wk 2
-5.3Wk 4
+1.9Wk 6
-0.5Wk 8

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
31%18 snapsWk 1 · HOU
38%28 snapsWk 2 · DET
32%21 snapsWk 3 · LAC
59%35 snapsWk 4 · NE
25%17 snapsWk 6 · LV
9%7 snapsWk 8 · BAL

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Bills · signed 2025 · 3 years, through 2027$10.0M a year
Total
$30.0M
Guaranteed
$15.0M
Share of cap at signing
3.6%
50% of the value guaranteed
94th paid70th in EPApercentiles among 259 WRs under contract, 2026
  1. 2025Bills · UFA3 yrs · $30.0M · $10.0M/yrActive
  2. 2021Chargers · Drafted4 yrs · $5.0M · $1.3M/yrExpired

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13@ Texans logoHOUW 36-311234134
2 Sep 17vs Lions logoDETW 41-311343143
4 Oct 4vs Patriots logoNEL 26-2914303
6 Oct 18@ Raiders logoLVW 33-301237037
8 Nov 1vs Ravens logoBALW 36-1001000
Season412117243

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AFC EastIsaiah WilliamsJets logoNYJ · WR169rec yds12rec—No gradeAFC EastJared WayneDolphins logoMIA · WR65rec yds4rec—No gradeAFC EastTim PatrickJets logoNYJ · WR41rec yds3rec—No gradeAFCJosh CameronJaguars logoJAX · WR123rec yds9rec—No gradeAFCCalvin RidleyTitans logoTEN · WR91rec yds6rec—No gradeLeagueSavion WilliamsPackers logoGB · WR109rec yds11rec—No grade

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