According to Pete Thamel Washington receiver, Ja’Lynn Polk will enter the 2024 NFL Draft.
Star Washington wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk is leaving school to declare the NFL Draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. Polk is coming off a shining 2023 season where he caught 69 balls, had 1,159 receiving yards and played an outsized role in the country’s No. 2 passing attack. pic.twitter.com/BpmVARiJcD
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 9, 2024
A sure/handed receiver, Polk was instrumental in Washington’s offensive rise the past two seasons.
He finished the year with 69 receptions for 1,159 yards and nine touchdowns—nearly doubling his output from the previous season.
In 15 games, the 6-2, 204-pound pass catchers averaged 16.8 yards per reception. In fact,in 2022 he average 16.8 yards per reception.
A transfer from Texas Tech, Polk left his mark on Washington Football. His 92 yard receptions this year is third longest in Husky History; his 1,159 receiving yards this past season is 5th all-time single season; and his 69 receptions is top 10 single-season all time for UW.