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Jersey Number 12
Ja'Lynn Polk
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lufkin, Texas
- High School:
- Lufkin
Bio
2020 SEAS0N (FRESHMAN)
Finished fourth on the team in receiving yards as only a true freshman … appeared in 10 games overall with seven starts at outside receiver … caught 28 passes on the year for 264 yards and a pair of touchdowns … finished tied for third on the team for both receptions and receiving touchdowns … shared the team high among freshmen for receptions and was second in receiving yards … was the only freshman with multiple receiving touchdowns … had at least two catches in seven different games and totaled five grabs in three contests … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began his career with five catches for 56 yards in the season opener against Houston Baptist (9/12) … became the first Red Raider true freshman to record five or more receptions in a season opener since Michael Crabtree in 2007 … had one catch the next two games against both Texas (9/26) and Kansas State (10/3), combining for 10 yards between the two games … made his first career start against the Wildcats … followed by matching his season high with five receptions for 54 yards at Iowa State (10/10) … hauled in three passes for 14 yards in the win over West Virginia (10/24) … found the end zone for the first time in his career against Oklahoma (10/31) on a 10-yard strike from Henry Colombi early in the fourth quarter … broke loose for another touchdown a week later at TCU (11/7), this time on a 60-yard strike from Colombi … marked his longest reception of the season, giving the Red Raiders their first touchdown of the game … was part of two catches for a season-high 61 yards against the Horned Frogs … recorded five catches again in the win over Baylor (11/14), which resulted in 31 yards … combined for five catches for 28 yards over the final two games with three grabs for 15 yards at Oklahoma State (11/28) and then two receptions for 13 yards versus Kansas (12/5).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas … one of the best wideouts in Lufkin history, which includes a pair of NFL standouts in Dez Bryant and former Red Raider Keke Coutee …. closed his career ranked second all-time in Lufkin history for receptions (131) and receiving yards (2,412) … also ranked third with 24 career touchdown receptions … barely trailed either Bryant or Coutee in each of those categories ... totaled 54 receptions for 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2019 before a shoulder injury ended his season … his 1,050 receiving yards marked the fourth-highest total in Lufkin history … still managed to earn third team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) even with the injury … tabbed the District 8-5A Offensive MVP after averaging an impressive 19.4 yards per catch for a Lufkin program that finished 9-2 and won its second-straight district title … accumulated 244 receiving yards in a victory over Tomball alone, snapping the Lufkin single-game record in the process ... previously totaled 695 receiving yards and nine touchdowns off 37 catches as a junior in 2018 … recognized as a first team All-District 8-5A honoree that season … caught 40 passes for 667 yards and six touchdowns in his debut season as a sophomore in 2017 … collected honorable mention All-District 12-6A accolades that year en route to helping lead Lufkin to the state quarterfinal round of the playoffs … listed as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals for most of the past year … the No. 67 wide receiver in the country and the No. 49 player in Texas according to Rivals … ranked at No. 69 nationally among wide receivers by 247Sports … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Houston, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Memphis, Minnesota, Nevada, North Texas, Southern Miss, Tulane.
PERSONAL
Ja’Lynn Polk ... son of Jennifer Fredieu and Leonard Polk ... has one sister ... a general studies major.
Finished fourth on the team in receiving yards as only a true freshman … appeared in 10 games overall with seven starts at outside receiver … caught 28 passes on the year for 264 yards and a pair of touchdowns … finished tied for third on the team for both receptions and receiving touchdowns … shared the team high among freshmen for receptions and was second in receiving yards … was the only freshman with multiple receiving touchdowns … had at least two catches in seven different games and totaled five grabs in three contests … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began his career with five catches for 56 yards in the season opener against Houston Baptist (9/12) … became the first Red Raider true freshman to record five or more receptions in a season opener since Michael Crabtree in 2007 … had one catch the next two games against both Texas (9/26) and Kansas State (10/3), combining for 10 yards between the two games … made his first career start against the Wildcats … followed by matching his season high with five receptions for 54 yards at Iowa State (10/10) … hauled in three passes for 14 yards in the win over West Virginia (10/24) … found the end zone for the first time in his career against Oklahoma (10/31) on a 10-yard strike from Henry Colombi early in the fourth quarter … broke loose for another touchdown a week later at TCU (11/7), this time on a 60-yard strike from Colombi … marked his longest reception of the season, giving the Red Raiders their first touchdown of the game … was part of two catches for a season-high 61 yards against the Horned Frogs … recorded five catches again in the win over Baylor (11/14), which resulted in 31 yards … combined for five catches for 28 yards over the final two games with three grabs for 15 yards at Oklahoma State (11/28) and then two receptions for 13 yards versus Kansas (12/5).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas … one of the best wideouts in Lufkin history, which includes a pair of NFL standouts in Dez Bryant and former Red Raider Keke Coutee …. closed his career ranked second all-time in Lufkin history for receptions (131) and receiving yards (2,412) … also ranked third with 24 career touchdown receptions … barely trailed either Bryant or Coutee in each of those categories ... totaled 54 receptions for 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2019 before a shoulder injury ended his season … his 1,050 receiving yards marked the fourth-highest total in Lufkin history … still managed to earn third team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) even with the injury … tabbed the District 8-5A Offensive MVP after averaging an impressive 19.4 yards per catch for a Lufkin program that finished 9-2 and won its second-straight district title … accumulated 244 receiving yards in a victory over Tomball alone, snapping the Lufkin single-game record in the process ... previously totaled 695 receiving yards and nine touchdowns off 37 catches as a junior in 2018 … recognized as a first team All-District 8-5A honoree that season … caught 40 passes for 667 yards and six touchdowns in his debut season as a sophomore in 2017 … collected honorable mention All-District 12-6A accolades that year en route to helping lead Lufkin to the state quarterfinal round of the playoffs … listed as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals for most of the past year … the No. 67 wide receiver in the country and the No. 49 player in Texas according to Rivals … ranked at No. 69 nationally among wide receivers by 247Sports … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Houston, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Memphis, Minnesota, Nevada, North Texas, Southern Miss, Tulane.
PERSONAL
Ja’Lynn Polk ... son of Jennifer Fredieu and Leonard Polk ... has one sister ... a general studies major.
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