Ja'Lynn Polk with the New England Patriots, 2024
With the New England Patriots, 2024. Photo: Bobak Ha’Eri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Washington (from Texas Tech), 2020–⁠23

Ja’Lynn Polk

Number
No. 2
Height
6′2″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2023)
Sophomore
Hometown
Lufkin, TX
Born
Apr 11, 2002

Ja’Lynn Polk played receiver at Texas Tech (2020) and Washington (2021–⁠23). The New England Patriots took Polk in round 2, No. 37 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,159
Receiving yards, 2023 (Washington, 14–⁠1)
Best game
153 yards
Vs. Michigan State, week 3, 2022: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 37
Round 2, 2024 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Arizona State, 2023153receiving yards, career highvs. Michigan State, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Michigan State, 2022

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Texas Tech282649.4260
2021Washington511422.8155
2022Washington4169416.9676
2023Washington691,15916.8992
Career1432,23115.61892

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Texas Tech2WRYr 1
2021Washington2WRYr 2
2022Washington2WRYr 3
2023Washington2WRSo. (Yr 4)6′2″204

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Texas Tech310.5549th (n=346)0.5516.94%
2021Washington52.09––10.5–
2022Washington610.8671st (n=683)0.7152.46%
2023Washington880.9772nd (n=681)0.8085.210%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Washington 13 games, 69 catches, 1,159 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Boise StateW 56–⁠193101150–
Sep 9vs.TulsaW 43–⁠1058103327
Sep 16atMichigan StateW 41–⁠75118138–
Sep 23vs.CaliforniaW 59–⁠328127235–
Sep 30atArizonaW 31–⁠24541015–
Oct 14vs.OregonW 36–⁠336118135–
Oct 21vs.Arizona StateW 15–⁠79102021−3
Oct 28atStanfordW 42–⁠335148292–
Nov 4atUSCW 52–⁠425521327
Nov 11vs.UtahW 35–⁠28455030–
Dec 1vs.OregonW 34–⁠31557025–
Jan 1 ✦vs.TexasW 37–⁠315122177–
Jan 8 ✦vs.MichiganL 13–⁠344370151
2022 Washington 13 games, 41 catches, 694 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Kent StateW 45–⁠20345020–
Sep 10vs.Portland StateW 52–⁠6347123–
Sep 17vs.Michigan StateW 39–⁠286153353–
Sep 24vs.StanfordW 40–⁠22111011–
Sep 30atUCLAL 32–⁠40115015–
Oct 8atArizona StateL 38–⁠45215010–
Oct 15vs.ArizonaW 49–⁠39495045–
Oct 22atCaliforniaW 28–⁠21113013–
Nov 4vs.Oregon StateW 24–⁠2173901315
Nov 12atOregonW 37–⁠34395176–
Nov 19vs.ColoradoW 54–⁠7339016–
Nov 26atWashington StateW 51–⁠33482141–
Dec 29 ✦vs.TexasW 27–⁠20345035–
2021 Washington 3 games, 5 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.MontanaL 7–⁠13113013–
Nov 20atColoradoL 17–⁠20260155–
Nov 26vs.Washington StateL 13–⁠40241029–
2020 Texas Tech 10 games, 28 catches, 264 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.Houston ChristianW 35–⁠33556026–
Sep 26vs.TexasL 56–⁠631606–
Oct 3atKansas StateL 21–⁠311404–
Oct 10atIowa StateL 15–⁠31554016–
Oct 24vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠27314011–
Oct 31vs.OklahomaL 28–⁠62110110–
Nov 7atTCUL 18–⁠34261160–
Nov 14vs.BaylorW 24–⁠2353109–
Nov 28atOklahoma StateL 44–⁠5031509–
Dec 5vs.KansasW 16–⁠13213010–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′1⅜″
Weight203 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan74½″W
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.52 sW
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′9″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 14 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024New England Patriots1412872

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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