Usage Score
15.6
Player Dossier
2023-2025Pittsburgh
Israel Polk
WR • 6'1" • 170 lbs • Richmond, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Israel Polk reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
74.2
Consistency
54.5
Season Value
60.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Israel Polk, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Akron. Israel Polk reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Akron paired 525 primary output with 74.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 74.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Pittsburgh, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2025 Regular Season · Akron
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
43.8
Efficiency
74.2
Usage
15.6
Consistency
54.5
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 13. Nebraska: 4. UAB: 99. Unknown: 47. Toledo: 16. Central Michigan: 14. Miami (OH): 28. Ball State: 72. Buffalo: 67. Massachusetts: 13. Kent State: 67. Bowling Green: 85
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 2 by 43.3. Nebraska: 1 by 26.7. UAB: 4 by 100. Unknown: 2 by 100. Toledo: 2 by 53.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 46.7. Miami (OH): 5 by 37.3. Ball State: 5 by 96. Buffalo: 3 by 100. Massachusetts: 1 by 86.7. Kent State: 4 by 100. Bowling Green: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Wins44.8 · n=4 · +2.0 vs Losses
Losses42.7 · n=7 · -2.0 vs Wins
First Half32.2 · n=6 · -23.2 vs Second Half
Second Half55.3 · n=6 · +23.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
100 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/19 | @ Bowling Green | W 19-16 | — | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 1 | 75 |
| Wed 11/12 | vs Kent State | L 35-42 | — | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 1 | 19 |
| Wed 11/5 | vs Massachusetts | W 44-10 | — | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Buffalo | W 24-16 | — | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 0 | 46 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ball State2+ TD | L 28-42 | — | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 2 | 25 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Miami (OH) | L 7-20 | — | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Central Michigan | W 28-22 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Toledo | L 3-45 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Unknown | — | — | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 0 | 27 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ UAB2+ TD | L 28-31 | — | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 2 | 75 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Nebraska | L 0-68 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Wyoming | L 0-10 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Pittsburgh
2023
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 14 | 93.3 | 4 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Akron | 201 | 54.2 | 11.8 | 187 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Akron | 525 | 74.2 | 15.6 | 324 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Toledo
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47
Primary metric
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
UAB
99
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Bowling Green
85
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Duke
14
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#5
Ball State
72
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 96 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Akron
525 primary output · 74.2 efficiency · 15.6 usage
60.6
#2
2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
50
14 primary · 93.3 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Akron
40.1
201 primary · 54.2 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8592
St. John Bosco · Bellflower, CA
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
740
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 24 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.