#10

Makai Polk

WR · Mississippi State · Jr. · #10

Mississippi State 2021 alumnus
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Makai Polk

WR · Mississippi State · Jr · #10

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Mississippi State
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Mississippi State1051,04610.09--
Career1051,04610.09--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 43–34

at Auburn

8 rec · 61 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Auburn on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Xavier Hutchinson’s 2021 season.

Iowa State · 2021

All-Big 12NFL Rd 6
#2

Rashee Rice

SMU · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 24
58%
#3

Drake London

USC · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
58%
#4

Jalen Tolbert

South Alabama · 2020

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 3 · Pk 24
54%
#5

Joshua Cephus

UTSA · 2021

53%

Matches Xavier on

Yards / reception

Differs from Xavier on

Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Reception volume (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Miequle Brock’s path through Nicholls.

Miequle Brock

99%match

Nicholls · 2025

#2

Taco Dowler

Montana State · 2025

98%
#3

Darryl Jones

NC State · 2022

97%
#4

Landon Ruggieri

Bryant · 2023

97%
#5

Noah Gray

Duke · 2020

NFL Rd 5
96%

Matches Miequle on

Yards per reception
20202021

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Trent Walker's sophomore season at Oregon State (2024).

Trent Walker

67%match

Oregon State · 2024

#2

Drake London

USC · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
64%
#3

Xavier Hutchinson

Iowa State · 2021

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 6
63%
#4

J.Michael Sturdivant

California · 2022

60%
#5

Griffin Wilde

Northwestern · 2025

All-Big Ten
58%

Matches Trent on

Yards / reception
Height

Differs from Trent on

Reception volume (higher)
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Makai Polk

#1

Darryl Jones

Maryland · 2021

97%
#2

Xavier Daisy

UAB · 2025

94%
#3

Justin Olson

Middle Tennessee · 2023

93%