Player Career

Chris Polk Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Chris Polk story

Chris Polk built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a player from Redlands, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Chris Polk's career was his backfield work: 4,049 rushing yards, 799 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 683 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Washington. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 683 receiving yards and 241 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington.

The arc is straightforward: Chris Polk moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Washington

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonWashington0
2009 Regular SeasonWashington55
2010 PostseasonWashington94
2010 Regular SeasonWashington90
2011 PostseasonWashington167
2011 Regular SeasonWashington160

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs California

Week 14 · W 42-10 · Conference game

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

1 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Washington State

Week 13 · W 30-0 · Conference game

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#3

vs Oregon

Week 8 · L 19-43 · Conference game

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#4

@ Arizona State

Week 7 · L 17-24 · Conference game

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#5

vs Idaho

Week 2 · W 42-23

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Washington

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2011 Postseason · Washington

75.1

16 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Washington

75.1

16 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games