Ja'Lynn Polk

NFL CAREER – Despite missing the entirety of the 2025 season due to a shoulder injury, Polk had a productive year as a rookie in New England in 2024, who originally selected him in the second round (37th overall) of the NFL Draft out of Washington. The Lufkin, Texas native appeared in 15 games with seven starts and recorded 12 catches for 87 yards with two touchdowns. The former Washington standout looks to come back from injury and carve out a role in the offensive rotation in the Saints wide receiver room.

NFL CAREER – Despite missing the entirety of the 2025 season due to a shoulder injury, Polk had a productive year as a rookie in New England in 2024, who originally selected him in the second round (37th overall) of the NFL Draft out of Washington. The Lufkin, Texas native appeared in 15 games with seven starts and recorded 12 catches for 87 yards with two touchdowns. The former Washington standout looks to come back from injury and carve out a role in the offensive rotation in the Saints wide receiver room.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Acquired by New Orleans from New England, 9/13/25; Placed by New England on Injured Reserve, 8/26/25; Placed by New England on Injured Reserve, 1/4/25; Signed by New England to a four-year contract, 6/13/24; Selected by New England in the second round (37th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

2025 – Spent the entire season on Injured Reserve (shoulder), and was traded from the New England Patriots to the Saints in Week Two. 2024 – Appeared in 15 games with seven starts in rookie year and tallied 12 receptions for 87 yards and two TDs…Made his first NFL appearance in the season opener at Cincinnati, Sep. 8, and recorded one catch for six yards…Made his career start vs. Seattle, Sep. 15, and posted two receptions for 12 yards and the first touchdown of his professional career…Had most productive game of career, as he caught three passes for 30 yards (both career-highs) when he started at San Francisco, Sep. 29, including career-long 21-yard reception…Started and recorded one reception for 13 yards vs. Miami, Oct. 6…Started at Chicago, Nov. 10, and caught one pass for two yards and a touchdown.

COLLEGE – Polk began his career at Texas Tech before transferring to Washington, where he emerged as one of the Huskies' top targets…In his final season at Washington (2023), played in all 15 games and totaled 69 receptions for 1,159 yards, the sixth-most receiving yards in UW history, posting six 100-yard games…Opened the year with 101 yards and a TD vs. Boise State, added 118 yards and a score at Michigan State, and powered Washington's win over California with a team-high eight catches for 127 yards and two TDs…Delivered in marquee moments with 118 yards and a TD vs. No. 8 Oregon, then set a career high with nine receptions (102 yards) vs. Arizona State to earn UW coaches' Offensive Skill Player of the Week…Turned in one of the season's signature performances at Stanford with 148 yards and two TDs, highlighted by a 92-yard TD—the second-longest pass play in UW history…Finished the postseason run with 122 yards and a TD vs. No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl and capped the year with a CFP Championship Game appearance vs. Michigan…As a junior at Washington (2022), played in all 13 games with eight starts, finishing third on the team with 41 receptions for 694 yards…Broke out with six catches for 153 yards (25.5 avg.) and three TDs in win over No. 11 Michigan State (three TDs tied for the second-most in UW single-game history), earning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week…Added explosive scores with a 76-yard TD at Oregon, plus a TD vs. Washington State…Enrolled at Washington in spring 2021 and was immediately eligible; injuries limited him to three games (two starts) in 2021, but flashed big-play ability with a 55-yard TD at Colorado…Began his collegiate career at Texas Tech (2020), appearing in all 10 games (seven starts) and finishing with 28 receptions for 264 yards and 2 TDs, including his first collegiate TD vs. Oklahoma and a season-long 60-yard TD at TCU.

PERSONAL – Finished as one of the most productive WRs in the history of Lufkin (Texas) HS football, which includes NFL standouts Dez Bryant and Keke Coutee...Finished high school career ranked second all-time in school history in receptions (131) and receiving yards (2,412)…Also ranked third with 24 career touchdown catches…As a senior in 2019, had 54 receptions for 1,050 yards (19.4 avg.) and nine touchdowns before an injury ended his season…1,050 receiving yards were fourth-highest in Lufkin history…Earned third-team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association... Was named the District 8-5A Offensive MVP after his team finished 9-2 and won the district title…Broke his school's single-game receiving yards record with 244 vs. Tomball High...As a junior in 2018, he totaled 695 receiving yards and nine touchdowns off 37 catches...Was named to the first-team All-District 8-5A in 2018…40 receptions for 667 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore in 2017, earning honorable mention All-District 12-6A...Helped lead Lufkin to the state quarterfinal round of the playoffs as a sophomore…Ranked the No. 67 wide receiver in the country and the No. 49 player in Texas by Rivals…Ranked at No. 69 nationally among wide receivers by 247Sports…Born on April 11, 2001.