DRAFT 2024 2nd Round Pick - WR Ja'Lynn Polk

VJCPatriot · Apr 26, 2024

Interesting stuff: Ja'Lynn Polk had an unofficial RAS score of 9.11 so he might be more athletic than you think.

Here's a scouting report that projects Polk as an X receiver and a top-75 prospect: 2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Ja'Lynn Polk

Aussie Patriot · Apr 26, 2024

Sect140 · Apr 26, 2024

NFL Network breakdown is, he can win jump balls, doesn’t get separation and isn’t a good rout runner. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

gtfanboy · Apr 26, 2024

Ridiculous pick...NE really doesn't know how to pick WRs...

BadMoFo · Apr 26, 2024

All these Patsfans WR coaches. Lol.

ahmed · Apr 26, 2024

BennyBledsoe said:
Yeah, sweet, wasn't that N'Keal Harry's draft profile? If we're talking about contested catch ability in college, it means he didn't get complete separation in college. He's gonna get smoked in the NFL. Nobody notes his route running ability or his suddenness, which are two KEY components to succeed where everybody's fast and strong.

Exactly. Harry's profile word for word. As you said contested catches in college is bad because he is supposed to smoke his DBs as almost all of them are future civilians.

Hope I am wrong. We should have just traded into first for a stud WR prospect.

ahmed · Apr 26, 2024

BadMoFo said:
All these Patsfans WR coaches. Lol.

We have been scarred for many many years. It will take several good WR picks to heal.

VJCPatriot · Apr 26, 2024

JohnJH said:
So, they passed on Adonai Mitchell? I've seen this movie before (in 2 consecutive 2nd round drafts under BB), and it didn't work out too well. Perhaps there is a chance that we'll be pleasantly surprised.

I found out recently that Adonai Mitchell has a diabetes issue that affects his personality. Like he is really hard to handle when his blood sugar is low. I believe this is why he is falling in the draft. Otherwise he probably would have been taken in the 1st.

I don't know a lot about Polk. But I see why the Patriots might have decided to go with a 'safer' pick at 37.

Sicilian · Apr 26, 2024

More wide receivers with worse 40 times than Ja'Lynn Polk (not to show he's better, but to show how meaningless this number is):

Deandre Hopkins 4.57
Jacoby Meyers 4.62
Puca Nakua 4.57
Cooper Kupp 4.62

Horace's Ivories · Apr 26, 2024

One of the guys on the ESPN broadcast said "perfect pick, 37.5 ft vertical, super smart, love the pick, love the pick"

KDPPatsfan85 · Apr 26, 2024

ahmed · Apr 26, 2024

zimmy said:
FWIW, Bill had him 43rd on his big board yesterday. Schrager had him as a borderline 1st rounder in one of his mocks.

Yeah quoting Bill with a WR pick does not fill me with warm and fuzzy feelings

Aussie Patriot · Apr 26, 2024

BadMoFo said:
All these Patsfans WR coaches. Lol.

Who probably had never seen a minute of the guy play before today...

TheRazorsEdge · Apr 26, 2024

I haven't done a deep dive on him but like it's being reported now, I've heard he gives off Puca Nacua vibes.

I'm in. Keep cookin' Wolf.

bakes781 · Apr 26, 2024

VJCPatriot said:
I found out recently that Adonai Mitchell has a diabetes issue that affects his personality. Like he is really hard to handle when his blood sugar is low. I believe this is why he is falling in the draft. Otherwise he probably would have been taken in the 1st.

I don't know a lot about Polk. But I see why the Patriots might have decided to go with a 'safer' pick at 37.

I was also reading about how AD takes plays off and doesn't show interest in blocking.

rochrist · Apr 26, 2024

JMC00 said:
So then you think Rome Odunze is gonna be a bust? He had more contested catches than Polk. Almost like that is kind of a theme with that Washington WR corp. Maybe it's because Penix didn't put it on point for them.

Not crazy about this guy when Mitchell was still there, but he looks better than Odunze on film to me.

ahmed · Apr 26, 2024

Sect140 said:
NFL Network breakdown is, he can win jump balls, doesn’t get separation and isn’t a good rout runner. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I wanted to throw up when I heard it. Was basically word for word what they said about Harry.

Sam Bam Cunningham · Apr 26, 2024

Mina Kimes says his comp is Jakobi Myers.
Good god

ahmed · Apr 26, 2024

Sicilian said:
More wide receivers with worse 40 times than Ja'Lynn Polk (not to show he's better, but to show how meaningless this number is):

Deandre Hopkins 4.57
Jacoby Meyers 4.62
Puca Nakua 4.57
Cooper Kupp 4.62

Nice list buy also a very short one

PATSYLICIOUS · Apr 26, 2024

Sicilian said:
More wide receivers with worse 40 times than Ja'Lynn Polk (not to show he's better, but to show how meaningless this number is):

Deandre Hopkins 4.57
Jacoby Meyers 4.62
Puca Nakua 4.57
Cooper Kupp 4.62

Were on the same wavelength lol because i was compiling a list too for my own knowledge. Add devante adams 4.56, mike evans 4.53, pittman equal 4.52, keenan allen 4.72 (?!)

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