Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Indiana
Nick Polk
S • 6'0" • Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Polk shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Nick Polk built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a safety from Milwaukee, WI wearing No. 8, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Nick Polk's career was his receiving role: 33 catches, 335...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2005
Nick Polk, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Indiana. Nick Polk shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Nick Polk quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2007 Postseason · Indiana
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Vincent · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Vincent · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Indiana | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 50 |
| 2007 Postseason | Indiana | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.5 |
Related Context
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Nick Polk played S for Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Polk recorded 335 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2006 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
Indiana paired 2 primary output with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2007 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2007 Postseason · Indiana
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
—
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 1. Penn State: 1. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half1 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
20 vs Oklahoma State
Player Story
Nick Polk story
Nick Polk built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a safety from Milwaukee, WI wearing No. 8, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Nick Polk's career was his receiving role: 33 catches, 335 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 26 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Polk's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Indiana
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20062007200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 Postseason | Indiana | 2 | 13.3 | — | 2 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 13.3 | — | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Indiana | 1 | 10 | — | -1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 13.3 | — | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 1 · L 33-49 · Postseason
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 8 · L 31-36 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Murray State
Week 2 · W 45-3
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 11 · L 20-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 8 · L 28-29 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · Indiana
2 primary output · 13.3 efficiency · — usage
59.5
#2
2007 Regular Season · Indiana
59.5
2 primary · 13.3 efficiency · — usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Indiana
59.5
2 primary · 13.3 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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