Denzel Polk: DE · Navy · #52.
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Denzel Polk
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two seasons in the Navy defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against UConn — Week 10, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 42-10vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-35@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-25vs Air Force | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-10@ UConn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 35-28vs No. 21 SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-41@ Houston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-7vs Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
17%2 TFL15 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo, all run-heavy offenses — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
11.8%
101 pass / 758 run
Plays / game
66.1
13 games
Team sack rate
13.0%
123 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Navy — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ken Niumatalolo.
