Kansas State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Palmer, Beau
Jersey Number 57
Beau Palmer
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2024 Academic All-Big 12
• 2022-23 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2024: Saw action in the first seven contests as both a reserve linebacker and on special teams, coming away with eight tackles and a tackle for loss before an injury cut his season short… Recorded a season-best three tackles against Oklahoma State, while his TFL came in the season opener against UT Martin… Saw time on 85 defensive snaps and 28 special teams plays during the season... An Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2023: Played in all 13 games with starts in the regular-season finale against Iowa State and in the Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. NC State... Totaled 25 tackles on the year to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup over his 210 defensive snaps and 179 special teams plays... Tied for team-high honors with five tackles on kickoff coverage... Set a career high with four tackles at Kansas and tied that mark against NC State... Also recorded three stops at Oklahoma State... Had TFLs against SEMO, Houston and Kansas, the latter of which he recorded his first-career sack and pass breakup... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
2022: Played in six games as both a reserve linebacker and on special teams before an injury cut his season short... Totaled two tackles against both South Dakota and Missouri... Saw time on 38 defensive snaps and five 19 special teams plays… A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2021: Played in two games, seeing time on kickoff coverage against Nevada and Oklahoma.
2020: Did not see any game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Blue Valley under head coach Allen Terrell... Earned first team all-state accolades from the Topeka Capital-Journal, Wichita Eagle and Kansas Football Coaches Association as a senior... A two-time all-league linebacker, including his senior campaign when he picked up first-team honors... Totaled 161 career tackles with 80 of those coming in his senior season... Also had four forced fumbles, two recoveries, a blocked punt return for a touchdown and a pick-six... Prepped at the same high school as current Wildcat wide receiver Sterling Lockett, running back JB Price and linebacker Maguire Richman... Also lettered in track and field.
PERSONAL: Beau Palmer was born July 5, 2001, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas... Son of Kirk and Erin Palmer... Has four siblings, Hailey, Hannah, Chloe and Laney... Uncle, Adam Helm, was a quarterback for K-State and lettered in 1998 and 1999, while his grandfather, J.D. Helm, played football at Kansas... Majoring in marketing.
• 2024 Academic All-Big 12
• 2022-23 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2024: Saw action in the first seven contests as both a reserve linebacker and on special teams, coming away with eight tackles and a tackle for loss before an injury cut his season short… Recorded a season-best three tackles against Oklahoma State, while his TFL came in the season opener against UT Martin… Saw time on 85 defensive snaps and 28 special teams plays during the season... An Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2023: Played in all 13 games with starts in the regular-season finale against Iowa State and in the Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. NC State... Totaled 25 tackles on the year to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup over his 210 defensive snaps and 179 special teams plays... Tied for team-high honors with five tackles on kickoff coverage... Set a career high with four tackles at Kansas and tied that mark against NC State... Also recorded three stops at Oklahoma State... Had TFLs against SEMO, Houston and Kansas, the latter of which he recorded his first-career sack and pass breakup... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
2022: Played in six games as both a reserve linebacker and on special teams before an injury cut his season short... Totaled two tackles against both South Dakota and Missouri... Saw time on 38 defensive snaps and five 19 special teams plays… A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2021: Played in two games, seeing time on kickoff coverage against Nevada and Oklahoma.
2020: Did not see any game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Blue Valley under head coach Allen Terrell... Earned first team all-state accolades from the Topeka Capital-Journal, Wichita Eagle and Kansas Football Coaches Association as a senior... A two-time all-league linebacker, including his senior campaign when he picked up first-team honors... Totaled 161 career tackles with 80 of those coming in his senior season... Also had four forced fumbles, two recoveries, a blocked punt return for a touchdown and a pick-six... Prepped at the same high school as current Wildcat wide receiver Sterling Lockett, running back JB Price and linebacker Maguire Richman... Also lettered in track and field.
PERSONAL: Beau Palmer was born July 5, 2001, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas... Son of Kirk and Erin Palmer... Has four siblings, Hailey, Hannah, Chloe and Laney... Uncle, Adam Helm, was a quarterback for K-State and lettered in 1998 and 1999, while his grandfather, J.D. Helm, played football at Kansas... Majoring in marketing.
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