The Husky wide receiver helped his cause with a big Sugar Bowl outing.
Ja'Lynn Polk had an inauspicious introduction to University of Washington football, catching a pass over the middle on his first play against Montana and breaking his collarbone. He was wheeled across the street to the UW Medical Center for surgery and, lucky for him, wasn't around when the Huskies were upset by the FCS team 13-7.
On Friday, the New England Patriots showed they were paying attention to his progress by drafting the Husky pass-catcher in the second round of the NFL Draft in Detroit, taking him with the 37th pick overall -- making him the fourth UW player selected, amazingly a rate of nearly one out of every nine draftees coming from Montlake.
He hails from the football-crazy town of Lufkin in East Texas, a place that also has produced the great Dez Bryant. He spent his freshman season at Texas Tech during the COVID outbreak, seeking solace at the UW.
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