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#44 Weston Polk

True Sophomore | 6-1 | 221 lbs. (+3) | Coppell, Texas

• Position: Linebacker
• Previous College: None
• Projection: Scout Team/Special Teams
• Remaining Eligibility: 3-4* years (*if 5 to play 5 goes into effect or he redshirts)
• Status: On Scholarship

Weston Polk (b. Jan. 17, 2006) is a speedy young linebacker from Coppell (Texas) High School who is majoring in business administration. He did not redshirt during the 2025 season, in which he played in all 12 games, seeing time on 169 special teams plays as a member of all four core special teams units.

Polk tallied three special teams tackles to tie for third on the team, as he had two at Utah and one against UCF.

He prepped under head coach Antonio Wiley at Coppell, where he was rated the 24th-best inside linebacker in the country for the Class of 2025 by ESPN.

Named the district defensive player of the year as a senior, Polk also was a first-team all-district honoree as a junior and an honorable mention pick as a sophomore.

In all, Polk tallied 183 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, seven sacks, an interception, four passes defended, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in his prep career, which included an 86-tackle, 15-TFL effort as a senior, leading Coppell to the regional round of the state playoffs. He also competed in track and field in high school.

Polk signed with K-State over offers from Arkansas State, California, Houston, Iowa State, Memphis, North Texas, Oregon State, TCU, Texas State, Tulsa and UTEP, as well as interest from Notre Dame.

His lead recruiters were former defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman and his old position coach, Steve Stanard.

Based on what new special teams coordinator Stanton Weber said back in May, Polk will remain a core special teams player and leader in 2026:

There’s been a baton that’s been passed, and I was very happy to see it alive here. Guys are living in my office right now — Isaac Koch, Weston Polk, Mike Bergeron, Jack Fabris — these guys will do whatever it takes, and they’re talented players who can play on offense and defense, too, but they’re hanging out with me a lot.

They’re reminding me a lot of the guys I was running around with when I was a player. They’ve bought in.

When I asked them to do things in a competitive nature, they competed their butts off, and every day I saw good improvements. I’m excited, but it’s a long journey still.

Said Gabe Brooks of 247Sports, regarding Polk’s athletic potential at this level:

Athletic second-level defender with experience at linebacker, safety, and even edge. Perhaps his most impressive trait is ability to suddenly redirect in pursuit. Combine testing data reflect that attribute as well. More of a space defender than man defender at this point, but owns the athletic makeup to succeed in both in the long term.

Instincts. Simply put, Polk is a natural at his position. You don’t rack up the statistics that he did at that level in Texas without having a true feel of the game. Physical between the tackles, Polk processes his angles quickly and times his blitzes well. Watching his game is incredibly fluid for a high school linebacker. Rarely makes the wrong read.

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