Israel Polk
Israel Polk
Moves the chains on third down. Israel Polk has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt: 99 rec yds, 4 receptions against UAB — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joe Moorhead.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Akron | 33 | 525 | 15.9 | 8 | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 24 | 201 | 8.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 58 | 740 | 12.8 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Akron | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 51–7
vs Duquesne
2 rec · 47 yds
Dominant 44-point win at home against Duquesne.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Akron
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #132
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javen Banks’s 2020 season.
Matches Javen on
Differs from Javen on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DeVontres Dukes’s path through South Florida.
DeVontres Dukes
Joshua Harris
Jalen McDonald
Ben Skowronek
Kobe Clark
Matches DeVontres on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nic Trujillo's junior season at UL Monroe (2025).
Matches Nic on
Differs from Nic on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+3650%
Up 3650% from first season to most-recent.