Ja'Lynn Polk

Ja'Lynn Polk was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (37th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Ja'Lynn Polk was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (37th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Individual Awards (Season)

• Freshman All-America Third Team by College Football News (2022)
• Husky Fever 12^th Man of the Year Award (2021)

COLLEGE

Senior Year (2023):

• Played in all 15 games as Washington's No. 2 receiver, finishing with 69 receptions for 1,159 yards.
• His 1,159 yards were sixth-most in Washington history.
• Recorded three receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown in Washington's season-opening win over Boise State.
• Had five catches for 118 yards and a score in the win at Michigan State.
• Led the Huskies with eight receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns in the win over California.
• Recorded his fourth 100-yard game in the win over No. 8 Oregon, with 118 yards and a touchdown on six receptions.
• Had his fifth 100-yard game of the season with a career-high nine catches for 102 yards in the win over Arizona State, earning the UW coaches' offensive skill player of the week.
• Had his sixth 100-yard game of the season in the team's win at Stanford, recording five receptions for 148 yards and two touchdowns, including a 92-yard TD pass vs. the Cardinal, the second-longest pass play in UW history.
• Five catches for 57 yards in the Pac-12 Championship Game win over No. 5 Oregon.
• Five catches for 122 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl.
• Four receptions for 37 yards vs. Michigan in the CFP Championship Game.

Junior Year (2022):

• Played in all 13 games and started in eight, finishing third on the team in both receptions (41) and receiving yards (694).
• Smashed career highs with six catches for 153 yards and three touchdowns in the win over No. 11 Michigan State, with his three touchdowns tying for second-most in UW single-game history.
• Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award player of the week following the win over the Spartans.
• Caught three passes for 95 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown, in the win at Oregon.
• Caught four catches for 82 yards and a touchdown in the win over Washington State.
• Three receptions for 45 yards in the Alamo Bowl victory over Texas.
• Named third-team Freshman All-America by College Football News.

Sophomore Year (2021):

• Enrolled at Washington in spring of 2021 and was immediately eligible and still had five years to
• play four seasons at Washington, starting in fall of 2021.
• Due to injury, played in just three games, starting two of them.
• Started vs. Montana, and caught a 13-yard pass on the game's first play, but was injured in the game.
• Returned to action in game 11, at Colorado, where he caught a 55-yard touchdown pass (two catches for 60 yards in the game).
• Started vs. WSU, when he had two catches for 42 yards.

Freshman Year (2020 – Texas Tech):

• Finished true freshman season at Texas Tech (2020) with 28 receptions for 264 yards and
• two touchdowns.
• Played in all 10 games, starting seven of them, and caught a pass in all 10 games.
• Had a season-high five receptions in three games: vs. Houston Baptist, at Iowa
• State and vs. Baylor.
• First TD reception was a 10-yard catch vs. Oklahoma.
• Caught a 60-yard touchdown pass, his longest reception of the season, at TCU.