Ja'Lynn Polk

#2 · WR · So. · Washington6′2″ · 204 lb · Lufkin, TX

Ja'Lynn Polk: WR · Washington · #2.

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Ja'Lynn Polk

WR · Washington · So · #2

Beats you over the top. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Matt Wells, Jimmy Lake and Kalen DeBoer. A game that shows it: 148 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Stanford — Week 9, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Washington in the news

Hawkeyes RB Kamari Moulton out for seasonCorsicanadailysun Oct 27
Regents and Jones disagree on conduct code deadlineOct 22
Washington exploring extra eligibility for injured WRHuskies Wire Oct 17

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Washington	69	1,159	16.8	9	92
2022	Washington	41	694	16.9	6	76
2021	Washington	5	114	22.8	1	55
2020	Texas Tech	28	264	9.4	2	60
Career		143	2,231	15.6	18	92

Season	Team
2023	Washington	4	32
2022	Washington	1	15
2021	Washington	--	--
2020	Texas Tech	--	--
Career		5	47

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 56-19vs Boise State	3	101	33.7	1	50
Wk 2	W 43-10vs Tulsa	5	81	16.2	0	33
Wk 3	W 41-7@ Michigan State	5	118	23.6	1	38
Wk 4	W 59-32vs California	8	127	15.9	2	35	2 TD catches
Wk 5	W 31-24@ Arizona	5	41	8.2	0	15
Wk 7	W 36-33vs No. 8 Oregon	6	118	19.7	1	35
Wk 8	W 15-7vs Arizona State	9	102	11.3	0	21
Wk 9	W 42-33@ Stanford	5	148	29.6	2	92	Season-high 148 yds
Wk 10	W 52-42@ No. 24 USC	5	52	10.4	1	32
Wk 11	W 35-28vs No. 13 Utah	4	55	13.8	0	30
Wk 14	W 34-31vs No. 5 Oregon	5	57	11.4	0	25
Bowl	W 37-31vs No. 3 Texas	5	122	24.4	1	77
Bowl	L 13-34vs No. 1 Michigan	4	37	9.3	0	15
Total		69	1159	16.8	9	92

Signature game

Week 7 · 2023

W 36-33

vs Oregon

6 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.

With M. Penix Jr. — 302 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 89.2 · G. Bernard — 14 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.9

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.85Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 92 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK) (Grady Gross KICK)
Week 1 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.12Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 77 yds to the TEX 2 for a
Week 2 · Tulsa · 2nd and 20 · Q1 · EPA +4.04Ja'Lynn Polk run for 27 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Week 1 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 44 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Week 1 · Texas · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.32Penix Jr. to Polk: a 29-yard touchdown pass.
Week 11 · Utah · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.30Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 30 yds to the UTAH 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Stanford · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.00Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 13 yds to the STAN 39 for a
Week 2 · Tulsa · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 16 yds to the TLSA 33 for a
Week 2 · Tulsa · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.94Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 33 yds to the WASH 49 for a
Week 8 · Arizona State · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.87Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ja'Lynn Polk for 21 yds to the ASU 42 for a

Teams and coaches

2020Texas Tech4-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

2021Washington4-8HC: Jimmy Lake and Bob Gregory · Balanced

2022Washington11-2HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning

2023Washington14-1HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 87 (#18 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

87All-Conference level #18 of 497 · 2023?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (92nd percentile). Strength: explosive rate (88th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#54 / 639 · 92nd pct

17.2

Explosive rate#74 / 639 · 88th pct

23.5%

TD rate#116 / 639 · 82nd pct

10.3%

EPA / target#120 / 639 · 81st pct

1.05

Catch rate#324 / 639 · 49th pct

82.4%

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#4 / 566 · 99th pct

Rec yards#15 / 566 · 97th pct

1159

Rec TDs#26 / 566 · 95th pct

Receptions#39 / 566 · 93rd pct

Rush TDs#13 / 294 · 89th pct

Yards / catch#88 / 566 · 84th pct

16.8

Rush yards#63 / 294 · 79th pct

Fumbles lost#93 / 227 · 35th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

72nd → 81st percentile

Explosive rate

80th → 88th percentile

Catch rate

21st → 49th percentile

TD rate

77th → 82nd percentile

Yards / catch

92nd → 92nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.8	97.3	18.4	0.7
Road4g	5.0	89.8	17.9	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.1	93.1	18.9	0.8
Weeks 8+5g	5.6	82.8	15.3	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Pass share

59.5%

575 pass / 391 run

Plays / game

64.4

15 games

Team sack rate

2.0%

597 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Impact starter

69 catches and 4 carries in 13 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

87 · #18 of 497 WRs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #18 at the position.

Ja'Lynn Polk

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Washington in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons, two schools, drafted

Moves

2020 10 games

2021 3 games

2024