17–0
80Overall
WRBig Ten

Ja'Lynn Polk

Washington · Wide Receiver · 2021-23

REC
115
REC YDS
1,967
REC TD
16

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Polk's 2023 season ranks No. 5 in program history for receiving yards.

From 2021 to 2023, Polk caught 115 passes for 1,967 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Polk was the No. 37 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the 5th-highest wide receiver rating at Washington since 1990 and No. 23 among all wide receivers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2024
    • No. 37 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Ja'Lynn Polk season-by-season statistics at Washington
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TDRush Yds
2021511410
202241694615
2023691,159932
Total1151,9671647

Seasons with tracked stats at Washington. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Washington Record Book

  • No. 5 in single-season receiving yards (2023)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Washington Teammates

  1. 93Michael Penix Jr.2022-23QB
  2. 90Rome Odunze2020-23WR
  3. 77Jabbar Muhammad2023CB
  4. 75Demond Williams Jr.2024-26QB
  5. 74Jalen McMillan2020-23WR
  6. 72Bralen Trice2021-23EDGE
  7. 72Trent McDuffie2019-21CB
  8. 72Jeremiah Martin2021-22EDGE
  9. 71Joe Tryon2018-20EDGE
  10. 70Kyler Gordon2018-21CB

Full Washington all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 97DeVonta SmithAlabama · 2017-20WR
  2. 93Marvin Harrison Jr.Ohio State · 2021-23WR
  3. 91Jeremiah SmithOhio State · 2024-26WR
  4. 90Garrett WilsonOhio State · 2019-21WR
  5. 90Jalin HyattTennessee · 2020-22WR
  6. 90Malik NabersLSU · 2021-23WR
  7. 88Tylan WallaceOklahoma State · 2017-20WR
  8. 88Kaden WetjenIowa · 2022-25WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Ja'Lynn Polk) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.