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Ja'Lynn Polk

WR · Washington · So. · #2

New England — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 5, #37 overall
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Ja'Lynn Polk

WR · Washington · So · #2

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#461 national
CFB
College
Washington
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #37
New England · 2024

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Jimmy Lake
Washington
2022
Washington
era →
2023
Washington

Coaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Lake → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New EnglandEntering 3rd NFL season

#37Rd 2 · Pick 5
New EnglandEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Washington4-8HC: Jimmy Lake · Balanced
2022Washington11-2HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2023Washington14-1HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Washington691,15916.89--
2022Washington4169416.96--
2021Washington511422.81--
Career1151,96717.116--
SeasonTeam
2023Washington432------
2022Washington115------
2021Washington----------
Career547------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 52–42

at USC

7 rush yds (1 car)

Edged out USC on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

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

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Elic Ayomanor’s 2023 season.

Stanford · 2023

NFL Rd 4
#2

Kevin Austin

Notre Dame · 2021

74%
#3

Dontayvion Wicks

Virginia · 2021

NFL Rd 5
67%
#4

Rome Odunze

Washington · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 9
66%
#5

C.J. Johnson

East Carolina · 2022

66%

Matches Elic on

Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cary Angeline’s path through NC State.

Cary Angeline

99%match

NC State · 2020

#2

Shedrick Jackson

Auburn · 2022

97%
#3

Jaray Jenkins

LSU · 2022

97%
#4

Camden Brown

Georgia Southern · 2025

All-Sun Belt
97%
#5

London Humphreys

Georgia · 2025

94%

Matches Cary on

Yards per reception
202020222023

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Luke McCaffrey's senior season at Rice (2023).

Rice · 2023

All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 37
#2

Jamari Thrash

Louisville · 2023

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
58%
#3

Sam Brown

Houston · 2023

46%
#4

Jack Bech

TCU · 2024

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 26
44%
#5

Josh Kelly

Washington State · 2023

40%

Matches Luke on

Weight
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Luke on

Class year (lower)
TD rate (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Ja'Lynn Polk

#1

Shedrick Jackson

Auburn · 2021

97%
#2

Camden Brown

Georgia Southern · 2025

97%
#3

Jaray Jenkins

LSU · 2021

97%
#4

London Humphreys

Vanderbilt · 2023

94%
#5

J.J. Jones

North Carolina · 2022

94%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
1142021
6942022
1,1592023

+917%

Up 917% from first season to most-recent.