Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Murray State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 12 yds |
#5
Israel Polk
Redshirt junior wide receiver for Oklahoma State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 177 lb · Richmond, CA · St. John Bosco
CFB Index 51 · #213 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Akron → Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
12
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 12 yds, vs Murray State
The play that turned itSwung Akron from 10% to 55% to win.Kent State at Akron · 42-35
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt junior wide receiver for Oklahoma State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2023.
- Transferred from Akron to Oklahoma State in 2026.
Israel Polk
Moves the chains on third down. Israel Polk has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt: 12 rec yds, 1 receptions against Murray State — Week 3, 2026.
12 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 99 yds at UAB.UAB · L 28-312025
2023
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of St. John Bosco
202411 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
202512 games
- All-MACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
Oklahoma State
2025era →
Doug Meacham
Oklahoma State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025Akron
2026Oklahoma State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Akron | 33 | 525 | 15.9 | 8 | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 24 | 201 | 8.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 752 | 12.7 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Akron | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Oklahoma State2-1HC: Eric Morris · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceAscending
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 12.0 YDS/g, 12.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
50.8%
120 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
78.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
132 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,148 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12 as a redshirt junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javen Banks’s 2020 season.
Matches Javen on
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Javen on
Class year (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DeVontres Dukes’s path through South Florida.
99%match
#2
Joshua Harris
98%
#3
Jalen McDonald
96%
#5
Kobe Clark
94%
Matches DeVontres on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nic Trujillo's junior season at UL Monroe (2025).
70%match
Matches Nic on
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Differs from Nic on
TD rate (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
Weight (lower)
Background
2025 All-MAC Second Team A 2026 addition from the transfer portal who has played at Pitt and Akron. 2025 (Sophomore at Akron): Named to the All-MAC second team ... Played in all 12 games started in the final 11 ... Led the team and ranked second in the MAC with eight receiving touchdowns ...…
The receiver room · Oklahoma State
- #10Wyatt Young1,264 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Miles Coleman550 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Chris Barnes547 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Israel Polk525 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Rodney Harris II419 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology