JaLynn Polk

 

Big 2023. May enter draft

HISTORY - College Bio

AT WASHINGTON

2022 Freshman All-America Third Team (College Football News)

2023: Three receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown in the UW's season-opening win over Boise State ... had six catches for 81 yards, plus a 27-yard rushing touchdown, in the win over Tulsa ... five catches for 118 yards and a score in the UW win at Michigan State ... led the Huskies with eight receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns in the win over California ... five receptions for 31 yards in the win at Arizona ... recorded his fourth 100-yard game in the UW's 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 win at Stanford, with five receptions for 148 yards and two touchdowns ... caught a 92-yard TD pass vs. the Cardinal, the second-longest pass play in UW history.

2022: Played in all 13 games, starting eight ... third on the team in both receptions (41) and receiving yards (694) ... started the season opener vs. Kent State, catching three passes for 45 yards ... three catches for 47 yards and a score vs. Portland State ... smashed career highs with six catches for 153 yards and three touchdowns in the win over No. 11 Michigan State ... three touchdowns tied for second-most in UW single-game history ... named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week following the win over the Spartans ... also named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award player of the week ... one catch for 11 yards in the win over Stanford ... one catch for 15 yards at UCLA ... two receptions for 15 yards at Arizona State ... four catches for 95 yards in the win over Arizona ... 13-yard reception in the win at Cal ... seven catches for 39 yards in the win over Oregon State ... caught three passes for 95 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown, in the win at Oregon ... three catches for 39 yards in the win over Colorado ... 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.

2021: Enrolled at UW in spring of 2021 ... 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 and will likely miss the remainder of the regular season (as announced by head coach on Sept. 6, 2021) ... nonetheless 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 ... won the team's Husky Fever 12th Man of the Year Award at the postseason banquet.

AT 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 ... 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 ... the following week at TCU, caught a 60-yard touchdown pass, his longest reception of the season ... season-high 61 yards on two catches vs. the Horned Frogs.

HIGH SCHOOL

Finished as one of the best wideouts in the history of Lufkin football, which includes NFL standouts Dez Bryant and Keke Coutee …. finished his career ranked second all-time in school history in both receptions (131) and receiving yards (2,412) … also third with 24 career touchdown catches … as a senior in 2019, had 54 receptions for 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns before an injury ended his season … his 1,050 receiving yards were fourth-most total in Lufkin history … earned third team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association ... also the District 8-5A Offensive MVP after ... team finished 9-2 and won its the district title … broke his school's single-game receiving yards record with 244 vs. Tomball High ... as a junior in 2018, totaled 695 receiving yards and nine touchdowns off 37 catches ... first-team All-District 8-5A in 2018 … 40 receptions for 667 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore in 2017 … honorable mention All-District 12-6A accolades that year ... helped lead Lufkin to the state quarterfinal round of the playoffs as a sophomore