Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Penn State
Brandon Polk
WR • 5'9" • 180 lbs • Ashburn, VA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Brandon Polk reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Brandon Polk built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 10, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Brandon Polk's career was his receiving role: 27...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Brandon Polk, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Penn State. Brandon Polk reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 367
- Receptions
- 27
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Brandon Polk quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 367
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Briar Woods · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Briar Woods · 12 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Junior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 162 receiving yards · WR 512th (top 51%) · Big Ten 77th (top 33%) · National 692nd (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 9 | 126 | 1 | 58.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 7 | 9 | 162 | 2 | 70.2 |
Related Context
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Brandon Polk played WR for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Polk recorded 159 rushing yards, 367 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Penn State paired 162 primary output with 88 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 88 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
23.1
Efficiency
88
Usage
10.4
Consistency
58.2
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 19. Pittsburgh: 45. Kent State: 55. Illinois: 0. Ohio State: 20. Michigan State: 23. Indiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 2 by 63.3. Pittsburgh: 2 by 100. Kent State: 2 by 100. Ohio State: 1 by 100. Michigan State: 2 by 76.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins23.8 · Games = 5 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses21.5 · Games = 2 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio State
Player Story
Brandon Polk story
Brandon Polk built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 10, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Brandon Polk's career was his receiving role: 27 catches, 367 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 159 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 159 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 304 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Polk's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 57 | 34.7 | 8.3 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 57 | 34.7 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 18 | 60 | 4.9 | -39 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 130 | 75.3 | 5.7 | 112 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 130 | 75.3 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 162 | 88 | 10.4 | 32 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ West Virginia
Week 1
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
66
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 3 · W 63-10
55
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 6 · W 29-7 · Conference game
46
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 2 · W 51-6
45
Receiving Yards
75.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 6 · W 31-7 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
74.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Penn State
162 primary output · 88 efficiency · 10.4 usage
70.2
#2
2017 Postseason · Penn State
58.3
130 primary · 75.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Penn State
58.3
130 primary · 75.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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