Biography
Pronunciation
muh-KY
Polk's Cal Career Game Highs
Receptions: 6 (vs. Oregon, 2020)
Receiving Yards: 105 (vs. Illinois, 2019)
Receiving TDs: 1 (three times, last at Oregon State, 2020)
Long Reception: 52 (twice, last at Oregon State, 2020)
All-Purpose Yards: 105 (vs. Illinois, 2019)
Total TDs: 1 (three times, last at Oregon State, 2020)
Points: 6 (three times, last at Oregon State, 2020)
Cal Career (2019 – Present)
• Has played in 17 games with eight starts since his arrival at Cal as a freshman in 2019 and contributed 36 receptions for 478 yards and three touchdowns including career-long-tying catches of 52 yards coming against Washington State for a touchdown as a 2019 freshman and at Oregon State as a 2020 sophomore
• Contributed career highs of 19 receptions for 295 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman
Sophomore (2020)
• Has played in four games with two starts and contributed 17 receptions for 183 yards and one touchdown
• Recorded a career-high six receptions for 37 yards against Oregon
• Had four receptions for a season-high 81 yards and one touchdown on a seven-yarder in the back of the end zone at Oregon State with one of the catches going for a career-high-tying and team season-long 52 yards
• Registered four catches for 39 yards against Stanford
• Had three receptions for 26 yards in the season-opener at UCLA
Freshman (2019)
• Played in all 13 games with five starts including each of the last four contests
• Contributed career highs of 19 receptions, 295 yards receiving and two touchdowns
• Had 16 receptions, 276 yards receiving and both touchdown grabs over the final five games after making just three catches for 19 yards without a score over the first eight
• Led the team in yards receiving in three of the last five games (vs. Washington State, at UCLA, Redbox Bowl vs. Illinois) and receptions once (Redbox Bowl vs. Illinois)
• Averaged 15.5 yards per catch to rank third on the team and had a team-high-tying three receptions of 38 or more yards and six that were explosive plays of 15+ yards
• Had career highs of five receptions and 105 yards receiving in the Redbox Bowl against Illinois to lead the Golden Bears in both categories for the first time while his yards receiving were also a game high
• Registered four catches for a team-high 78 yards including a 44-yard touchdown grab at UCLA
• Recorded three receptions for a team-high 71 yards vs. Washington State including a career-long-tying 52-yarder from Devon Modster for his first career touchdown grab
• Had two catches both vs. USC (12 yards) and at Stanford (10 yards)
• Picked up one reception in his Cal debut in the season opener against UC Davis (8 yards) before adding single catches in his first career start vs. Arizona State (6 yards) and at Washington (5 yards)
• Also played vs. North Texas, at Ole Miss, at Oregon, vs. Oregon State and at Utah but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Had two catches for 11 yards in the spring game
• One of seven scholarship players who were mid-year enrollees in January and participated with the team during its spring practices along with fellow incoming freshmen Braxten Croteau and Orin Patu, as well as transfers DeShawn Collins, Kuony Deng, Isaiah Humphries and Devon Modster
El Cerrito HS (Class Of 2019)/Dorsey HS (2016-17)
• Played his final varsity season as a 2018 senior at El Cerrito after spending his 2016 sophomore and 2017 junior campaigns at Dorsey
• Helped lead El Cerrito to a 9-4 record and a Tri-County – Rock League title with a perfect 5-0 conference record as a senior when he was a first-team TCRL selection on defense after recording 42 tackles and eight interceptions and a second-team pick on offense with 30 receptions, 900 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns
• Played primarily on defense during his two seasons at Dorsey when both of his teams reached the finals of the Los Angeles City Section playoffs
• Combined for 96 tackles during his two campaigns at Dorsey with 52 to go along with two interceptions including one that he returned for a touchdown for his junior squad and 44 stops as a sophomore when his team was 11-3 overall and won the Coliseum League
• Wore No. 2 in football at El Cerrito, while he was No. 13 at Dorsey
• Also participated in both track and field and basketball as a prep and was the TCAL long jump champion as a 2018 junior at El Cerrito as well as a first-team All-TCAL selection
• Picked up a spot on the Dean’s List in the fall of 2017 at Dorsey when he had a 4.0 grade point average
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 18, 2018)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (764), 247Sports Composite (1258)
National Athlete Ratings: 247Sports (54), 247Sports Composite (100), ESPN (143)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (221)
California Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (94), 247Sports Composite (122), ESPN (131)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (86), 247Sports Composite (0.8436), ESPN (72), Rivals (5.5)
Other
• Born August 4, 2001
• Son of Makai and Kahli Polk
• Spent time feeding homeless in his hometown at the Richmond Rescue Mission on Christmas Day in 2015
• Major is urban studies
Last Updated
December 12, 2020
