Brady Palmer
Minnesota Golden Gophers
53
Depth

Brady Palmer

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3rd String

Is Brady Palmer starting?

Brady Palmer is listed 3rd string at QB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Brady Palmer is listed QB #3 for Minnesota at 53 OVR.

See full Minnesota Golden Gophers depth chart ›

Depth at QB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1581Drake LindseyStarter
  2. 2657Max Shikenjanski
  3. 31653Brady PalmerYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?Demond Williams Jr. — at Washington · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?Max Shikenjanski — No. 2 at QB for MinnesotaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Minnesota Golden Gophers
Jersey
#16
Class
FR

Brady Palmer is currently behind Drake Lindsey at QB on the Minnesota depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 82 overall this season.

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 53.

Team offense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-11 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 4WEIUYDS 34
CMP-ATT
4-6
YDS
34
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
114.3
CAR
2
YDS
8
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final W 59-7

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

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