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Joshua Palmer

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As of Oct 14, 7:34 PM ET

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Is Joshua Palmer starting?

Joshua Palmer is listed No. 2 at WR1 on the Buffalo Bills depth chart. DJ Moore is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Questionable.

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Joshua Palmer this week

The Buffalo Bills play next in Week 6, on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Joshua Palmer is listed No. 2 at WR1 going into that game.

At WR1 for the Buffalo Bills, DJ Moore sits ahead of him, and Tyrell Shavers is next in line behind him.

Joshua Palmer's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 26-29 vs NE (Oct 4); W 41-31 vs DET (Sep 17); W 36-31 at HOU (Sep 13).

Joshua Palmer wears No. 5, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 210 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Tennessee.

Is Joshua Palmer playing this week?

Joshua Palmer is listed Questionable (Palmer (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant at the Bills' walkthrough practice Wednesday.) and may not start (updated Oct 14, ESPN).

BUF WR1 Depth

1DJ MooreStarter
2Joshua Palmer
3Tyrell Shavers

Buffalo Bills Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 1"
Weight
210
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026BUF339802000
    2025BUF1222373030000
    2024LAC1539655841000
    2023LAC1038615812160
    2022LAC16721077693140
    2021LAC1533493534160
    Career6 yrs712073282670123160

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    80
    +1.4/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    71
    Rush Yds
    16

    #103 of 204 at WR in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    20262111623.600.386.9%16.1%0.220—
    202542454146.740.717.7%11.7%0.200—
    20249911012827.330.5913.2%22.7%0.360—
    2023693196228.450.849.9%14.6%0.2500.23
    20229292523923.630.8315.6%20.5%0.3810.73
    20214891001812.520.727.4%9.6%0.1800.22
    Career3737719123—————1—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Rec
    2-7
    Rec Yds
    46
    TD
    1
    Yds/Rec
    23.0

    Road · 1 game

    Rec
    1-2
    Rec Yds
    34
    TD
    1
    Yds/Rec
    34.0

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 4Lvs NEYDS 3
    REC
    1
    TGT
    4
    YDS
    3
    TD
    0

    Final L 26-29

    Sep 17Wvs DETYDS 43
    REC
    1
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    43
    TD
    1

    Final W 41-31

    Sep 13W@ HOUYDS 34
    REC
    1
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    34
    TD
    1

    Final W 36-31

    Joshua Palmer's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Joshua Palmer plays 40% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share40%

    College

    Tennessee

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