#5

Israel Polk

WRJunior6' 2", 177 lbsRichmond, CA
Oklahoma State Cowboys4-2 · TDC #39
Snap share
2%
likely 0–3%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

1 plays · +1.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+1.39
Passing+1.39
2nd down+1.39
Standard downs+1.39
PolkWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays1%
Pass plays4%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down4%
3rd down0%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
PolkWR/TE average
2025 charting · Akron

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Polk’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
24
9 caught (38%)
Avg. depth of target
13.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.9
53 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
169
of 222 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
29%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted24 targets charted

48% comp13.7 avg. depth5.9 YAC/catch29% 20+ air yds8–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (13%), 1 caught (33%), 19 yds, 6.3 per target333% · 19yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: 5 targets (21%), 3 caught (60%), 41 yds, 8.2 per target560% · 41yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (8%), 2 caught (100%), 121 yds, 60.5 per target2100% · 121y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farOklahoma State#39 · 4-212%1120—
2025Akron#120 · 5-71265%33525816.7%
2024Akron#119 · 4-81155%2420109.6%
2023Pittsburgh#84 · 3-911%11403.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Israel Polk's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Israel Polk's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

4.7 avg. game scoreBest: 4.7 vs Murray State (Week 3)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@TulsaL 10–24—no stats recorded
2OregonW 39–31—no stats recorded
3Murray StateW 59–04.711212.0012
4@West VirginiaW 41–24—no stats recorded
6UCFW 42–28—no stats recorded
7@HoustonL 32–35—no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game4.711212.0012

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11613th / 1995
Yards121615th / 1981
Yards / catch12—
Touchdowns0—
Long12—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · Murray State73~8 (2–13)111%
Season4308 (2–13)12%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Oklahoma State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Wyatt YoungWR32561519%+0.84
0Justin BowickWRSR29469621%+0.97
1Miles ColemanWRJR19283113%+0.38
3Terrence LewisWRSO1416929%+0.30
2Chris BarnesWRSO10172011%+0.43
15Kam PowellWRFR314011%+0.04
5Israel PolkWRJR11204%+1.39
14Jabarie ThorntonWRFR1104%-0.67
11Rodney Harris IIWRSR—————
19Dayvon StandardWRFR—————
29Malachi JacksonWRJR—————
84Matrail LopezWRFR—————
87Blake HogshooterWRFR—————
89Quincy SheltonWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Oklahoma State depth chart →