Tight end, NC State (from UConn), 2022–25
Justin Joly
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 251 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Brewster, NY
- Born
- Jul 9, 2004
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Justin Joly played tight end at UConn (2022–23) and NC State (2024–25). The Denver Broncos took Joly in round 5, No. 152 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highvs. Sacred Heart, 2023101receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Pittsburgh, 2025Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UConn | 22 | 1.06 | – | – | 23.4 | 5% |
| 2023 | UConn | 59 | 0.85 | 55th (n=681) | 0.80 | 50.0 | 8% |
| 2024 | NC State | 45 | 1.27 | 87th (n=581) | 0.92 | 57.0 | 6% |
| 2025 | NC State | 65 | 0.59 | 72nd (n=1040) | 0.46 | 38.4 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 NC State 12 games, 49 catches, 489 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 24–17 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 35–31 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 34–24 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 8 | – |
| Sep 20 | at | L 33–45 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 21–23 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 56–10 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 7–36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 34–53 | 6 | 101 | 2 | 59 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 7–41 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 21–11 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 42–19 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. | W 31–7 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | – |
2024 NC State 13 games, 43 catches, 661 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 38–21 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 10–51 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 30–20 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 35–59 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 24–17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 30–34 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 17–24 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 24–23 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 59–28 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 19–29 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 29–30 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 35–30 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 21–26 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 23 | – |
2023 UConn 11 games, 56 catches, 562 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 14–24 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 14–35 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 17–24 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 7–41 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 33–34 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 38–31 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 59 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 21–24 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 3–59 | 8 | 89 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 6–44 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 31–3 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 31–18 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 18 | – |
2022 UConn 8 games, 18 catches, 250 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at | L 10–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 19–14 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 33–12 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 21–25 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 13–3 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 27–10 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 17–34 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. | L 14–28 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ | |
| Weight | 241 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10½″ | |
| Wingspan | 79⅜″ | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″W | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.65 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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