Zach Palmer-Smith

All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention · Appeared in all 12 games, making three starts · Rushed for 660 yards on 115 carries, scoring four touchdowns · Also picked up 47 receiving yards from seven catches · In his ULM debut, ran for 21 yards from six attempts vs. Saint Francis (Aug. 28) · Reached 84 yards against Arkansas State (Sept. 27), breaking free for 56 yards and scoring a touchdown · Found his first 100+-yard game in his first ULM start at Southern Miss (Oct. 25), notching 111 yards off 11 carries · Scored a touchdown with 80 yards off 15 carries at Texas State (Nov. 22), also claiming 21 receiving yards · Ran for 114 yards off 20 carries at Ragin' Cajuns (Nov. 29), scoring a touchdown Second Team All-CAA · 2024 RVA Male Athlete of the Year Finalist · CAA Offensive Player of the Week · Played in all 13 games, starting 11 · Ran for 1,382 yards on 263 carries · Lost just 21 yards all season · Averaged 5.3 yards per carry and 106.31 yards per game · Second in the CAA and seventh in the country in rushing yards per game · Recorded seven receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown · 263 attempts were the sixth-most ever by a Spider and most since 2015 · Turned in six games with 100+ rushing yards this season, the most for any Spider since 2015 · Became the first Spider to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single season since 2015 · His 1,382 yards rank fifth all-time in a single season for the Spiders · His 13 rushing touchdowns are fourth and his 14 total touchdowns are tied for seventh all-time at UR · Rushed for over 150 yards in three consecutive games to become the first Spider to pull off the feat since 2015 · Was the first Spider to rush for over 200 yards in a single game since 2015 as well, doing so against North Carolina A&T · His 25 carries needed to do so were the least for any Spider since 1987 · Ranked second in the CAA and fifth in the nation this season in rushing yards Recorded rushing 699 yards on 135 carries · Logged three rushing touchdowns · Averaged 63.5 yards per game on the ground · Hauled in a pair of catches for 24 yards Second on the team with 249 rushing yards as a freshman · Scored rushing touchdowns against Merrimack and LIU · Finished the season with 65 receiving yards · Rushed for a season-high 67 yards against LIU Totaled 276 carries for 2,477 yards in his junior and senior seasons, notching 31 touchdowns · Also lettered in basketball and baseball Born June 21, 2004, in Mount Holly, New Jersey · Son of Lamont Palmer · Has a sibling, Nysir · Majoring in political science · Enjoys playing pickleball, golf and video games · Sports hero is Derek Jeter