The New England Patriots selected Washington wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk with the 37th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.

And soon after it was announced, Polk took a moment to speak with reporters as a Patriot. 

He had plenty to say and continued to express his excitement over joining such a historic organization. 

Here's everything he had to say:

Q: What are the Patriots getting in Ja'Lynn Polk? 

Ja'Lynn Polk: "They getting a beast, man. A dude that loves football, loves his teammates, and ready to build and be able to come and bring a great player and a very electric person, and go on and win games." 

Q: Obviously second round pick for the Patriots, drafted after Drake Maye. What do you know about Drake? Do you guys have any connection and what are you looking forward to build in this next rookie class with him?  

Ja'Lynn Polk: "The guy's electric. He goes out there and he's able to make plays for his team… Great guy. Awesome player. And I had the opportunity throughout this process to see a lot of his plays that he's been able to put out for his team and I'm excited to be able to get to work with him."

Q: Do you have a Patriots cap just hanging around you house there? How'd that work out?

Ja'Lynn Polk: "I had all of them ready. And God was able to bless me to give me the opportunity to be a part of a great organization. So I'm blessed to have this hat on my head and represent the Patriots."

Q: Coach (Tyler) Hughes is here in New England. He was on Washington's staff last year. How much do you think that connection is a part of you being here and what do you remember about being with him?

Ja'Lynn Polk: "I just remember him always being in the facility. Always trying to build our team up and find ways for us to go out there and win games and when you have the opportunity to be around great coaches like that, who are determined to get their players better and their team as well, it creates a championship team. It's a blessed opportunity to just be able to be coaches by a guy that loves the work and loves to win games. 

Q: I'm wondering if you've had any relationship with any of the receivers currently on the Patriots? 

Ja'Lynn Polk: "When I first got to Washington, Junior Adams was our receivers coach and we had the opportunity to pop in a zoom meeting with Kendrick Bourne. He came in there and gave us some advice on how to work hard and continue just to build on your craft and get better each and every day. I can wait to go out there with him, JuJu (Smith-Schuster), and those other guys to pick out there game and see the success that they've been able to have so we can go out there and have success all together. So I'm super excited and I'm ready to go out there and make plays with the other guys."

Q: Who's with you tonight and what was that moment like when you got that call from the Patriots? Can you take us through everything that happened? 

Ja'Lynn Polk: "I'm in Houston Texas with my family. Had a little draft party and invited friends and family over. And it was awesome, just having a great energy going around and this is one of these moments where you dream about and just for me to have the opportunity to live this dream is truly a blessing. And seeing all the smiles and my mom, seeing the tears, know all her hard work and my pops as well, that they put in. So it's an honor for me to be able to represent the name that's on my back and I'm excited to go put even more smiles on their face for the things that I'm about to go do for this team."

Q: Can you take us through your experience playing the different receiver roles in an offense? The X, the Z, the Slot, all those different kinds.

Ja'Lynn Polk: "I think being an elite player, you got to be able to know how to move around and do different things, and being able to go out there and contribute to your offense. So being versatile, being able to move inside, outside, knowing what everybody's doing on the field is very important. So I think it's my job to know as much as I can, to go out there and make plays for these guy that are putting in the work each and every play. So I want to put my quarterback in the best situation possible. I know I'm going to be able to go out there and make plays for him. So just being able to help other guys around me makes their job easier as well. So When that guys lining up next to me, he can trust me, put the trust in me that I'll be able to know what I'm going to do and we can feed off each other and be able to communicate to help each other."

Q: How much contact did you have with the Patriots before the draft? 

Ja'Lynn Polk: "I had an opportunity to have a couple of interviews and stuff. So it was awesome. And I'm super excited to be a part of this organization."

Q: Watching that Washington offense, you guys were bombs away, a lot of success downfield. For your game specifically. I'm wondering how would you describe your strengths and your ability to have success in that downfield role, especially with a quarterback like Drake Maye who loves to throw those kind of passes? 

Ja'Lynn Polk: "My mantra is just to be different. A lot of guys are putting in a lot of work, so in order to separate yourself, you got to find a way that you can be different within yourself. So challenging myself, finding my weaknesses, the things that I need to work on to be able to excel my game and separate myself from the best. Just continuously have that high standard mindset of wanting to be better each and every day and pushing the guys around me as well, being a leader. I think what I bring to the table and feeding off the other guys as well is what's going to make us true to our game and capable with the things that we're going to be able to do outside on the field.

Q: Is there a specific area of your game that you would say you're actively trying to work on? 

Ja'Lynn Polk: "I'm always trying to find a way to get better, Having more energy in my routes, being more efficient coming out of my breaks, so that's something that I had the opportunity to work on with my trainer, Devonte, these past couple of weeks leading up to this process. And being more explosive, being able to break off those tackles, make that extra guy miss, utilizing my body and my strengths, knowing that I'm a physical receiver, a stiff arm guy, and making that guy miss. So I'm excited to be able to show the world what I can do again and help this team win some games."

Q: Who would you compare your game to from modern day players in the league? Who'd you look up to, model your game after, and for those that don't know your playing style, how would you describe it."

Ja'Lynn Polk: "I watch guys like Andre Johnson, Keenan Allen. Keenan Allen's one of those guys who made a major factor of who I watch on film. So his ability just to make guys miss and go up and keep his balance and go get those extra yards and having that certain dog mentality of going to lead his team. And his releases are pretty good. So watching his releases, the things that he does in order for him to be able to create separation is elite so always to try to find opportunity to watch guys that are a leader. What they do, because there is a reason why they are doing what they are doing."