{"id":18955,"date":"2024-01-10T11:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T08:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/18955\/washington-receiver-jalynn-polk-to\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T11:47:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T08:47:51","slug":"washington-receiver-jalynn-polk-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=18955","title":{"rendered":"Washington receiver Ja&#8217;Lynn Polk to enter NFL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington receiver Ja&#8217;Lynn Polk to enter NFL draft\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Pete Thamel, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">January 9, 2024, 10:14 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Washington star wide receiver Ja&#39;Lynn Polk is leaving school to declare for the NFL draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Polk played an outsized role in the nation&#39;s No. 2 passing attack, catching 69 passes for 1,159 yards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it was definitely a tough decision to leave my brothers, just knowing the opportunities to be able to do another race [at the national title] next year again,&#8221; Polk told ESPN in a phone interview. &#8220;But I think it&#39;s the right time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Washington-receiver-JaLynn-Polk-to-enter-NFL-draft.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1704876470_474_Washington-receiver-JaLynn-Polk-to-enter-NFL-draft.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Polk has recorded seven 100-yard receiving games in 2023, including a remarkable 122-yard performance against Texas in the Sugar Bowl.  Polk is projected as a top-100 prospect by scouts and is expected to be selected on the second day of the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was difficult to make a decision in such a tight time frame because players in the national title game only have a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a> before they have to decide on Jan. 15.  Polk said Washington&#39;s coaches were supportive of the decision and grateful for their mentorship during the two seasons Kalen DeBoer&#39;s staff was in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful for this moment,\u201d Polk said.  &#8220;I&#39;m grateful for the opportunity to play for the University of Washington and have lasting relationships with guys in this locker room. It&#39;s truly an honor to have the W on my chest and go playing for Husky Nation. It&#39;s just been great, but I&#39;m ready for this next journey.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-2, 204-pound receiver is adept at making contested catches and is confident his abilities will translate to the next level.  Polk said Washington&#39;s offense, led by DeBoer and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, featured plenty of options and safety leverage-based routes.  This should make his transition to the NFL easier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say the player they are signing is a monster,\u201d Polk said.  &#8220;I&#39;m a real guy. No matter what, wherever you need me, I&#39;ll be there. I&#39;ll coach, I&#39;ll be a great leader and I&#39;ll make plays for the guys next to me. They are going to get a great person, a truly inspired person, willing to come to work every day. I love <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Polk played four seasons of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/college\/\"   title=\"college\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">college<\/a> football and had at least one year of eligibility remaining after starting his career during the 2020 COVID-19 season and playing in just three games due to injury in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He began his career at Texas Tech in 2020 and transferred to Washington for this shortened 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>Polk&#39;s career ended Monday night in the national title game with a loss to Michigan, which he said he would use as motivation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ready to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> training and get the ball rolling,\u201d Polk said.  &#8220;I&#39;m excited. Losing this great, it makes me want more. I want to go back and get better and do good for my team, whatever it takes at the next level. I&#39;m excited and blessed and honored to hold this position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington receiver Ja&#8217;Lynn Polk to enter NFL draft\u060c Pete Thamel, ESPNJanuary 9, 2024, 10:14 p.m. Washington star wide receiver Ja&#39;Lynn Polk is leaving school to declare for the NFL draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. Polk played an outsized role in the nation&#39;s No. 2 passing attack, catching 69 passes for 1,159 yards. \u201cFor me, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[631,3459,8959,847,8960,3110,5592],"class_list":["post-18955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-sports","tag-draft","tag-enter","tag-jalynn","tag-nfl","tag-polk","tag-receiver","tag-washington"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18955"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18957,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18955\/revisions\/18957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}