BOSTON — The Patriots got new quarterback Drake Maye an offensive weapon.

The Patriots traded down to No. 37 overall to select Washington wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft. The Patriots traded down from No. 34 and gave up the 137th overall pick in the fifth round to move down to No. 37 and added the 110th overall pick in the fourth round.

Polk, who’s 6-foot-1, 203 pounds, caught 69 passes for 1,159 yards with nine touchdowns last season for the Huskies. He split his time between playing outside and in the slot in a receiving corps that included ninth overall pick Rome Odunze and Jalen McMillan, a projected third-round pick.

There’s a belief that Polk can play “X” in the NFL, despite Odunze primarily playing that position at Washington, because he “can threaten all three levels by manipulating his tempo.” Polk isn’t a burner. He ran a 4.52-second 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine, but he otherwise tested well with a 37.5-inch vertical leap and 10-foot, 9-inch broad jump.

Polk, 22, transferred from Texas Tech after his freshman year. He caught 143 passes for 2,231 yards with 18 touchdowns in four seasons.

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