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Jersey Number 40
Steve Polk
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Manvel HS
As a Freshman (2025)
As a Freshman (2023)
High School
Personal
- Did not play
- Scout team member
- Fall 2024 Dean's List honoree (3.5+ GPA)
- Spring 2024 Dean's List honoree (3.5+ GPA)
- Did not play
- Injured in Fall Camp
As a Freshman (2023)
- Redshirted
- Did not see action
High School
- Prepped at Manvel
- 15 carries for 177 yards (11.8 per carry) vs. Magnolia during October 2022
- 2022 All-District 10-5A Honorable Mention
Personal
- Nickname: KD – called that by his dad (middle game is ‘Kendale’)
- Hobbies: playing video games and traveling
- Previously played against teammates Zion Taylor and Maurice Williams II in 2022
- Dream job outside football: mechanical engineer
- Something most people don’t know: had surgery on right knee
- Favorite TV show or series: Ozark
- Favorite sports memories as a fan: The Texans made it to the playoffs
- Hidden talent: played drums
- Chose UH because it’s close to home
- One word to describe himself on the field: strong
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
- Biggest motivation for working hard: his family
- Highlight of life thus far: had no offers then received text from Casey Smithson about chance to play at UH
- Best advice: control what you can control
- Sports hero: Brandon Burlsworth – Arkansas walk-on who earned football scholarship; proved people wrong
- Most memorable athletic feat: scoring five TDs in one game as a HS senior (2022)
- Unique fact: loves math
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