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

Best season
661
Receiving yards, 2024 (NC State, 6–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 152
Round 5, 2026 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Sacred Heart, 2023101receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Pittsburgh, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022UConn1825013.9262
2023UConn5656210.0259
2024NC State4366115.4440
2025NC State4948910.0759
Career1661,96211.81562

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022UConn7TEFr.
2023UConn7TESo.
2024NC State7TEJr.
2025NC State7TESr.6′3″251

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022UConn221.06––23.45%
2023UConn590.8555th (n=681)0.8050.08%
2024NC State451.2787th (n=581)0.9257.06%
2025NC State650.5972nd (n=1040)0.4638.48%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠1752709–
Sep 6vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠31441021–
Sep 11atWake ForestW 34–⁠2442228–
Sep 20atDukeL 33–⁠45563018–
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠23660022–
Oct 4vs.CampbellW 56–⁠10443115–
Oct 11atNotre DameL 7–⁠362806–
Oct 25atPittsburghL 34–⁠536101259–
Nov 15atMiamiL 7–⁠411707–
Nov 21vs.Florida StateW 21–⁠11566127–
Nov 29vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠19530119–
Dec 19 ✦vs.MemphisW 31–⁠7221017–
2024 NC State 13 games, 43 catches, 661 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Western CarolinaW 38–⁠21575022–
Sep 7vs.TennesseeL 10–⁠51430014–
Sep 14vs.Louisiana TechW 30–⁠20248034–
Sep 21atClemsonL 35–⁠59372036–
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠1721509–
Oct 5vs.Wake ForestL 30–⁠34473130–
Oct 12vs.SyracuseL 17–⁠24239125–
Oct 19atCaliforniaW 24–⁠23495031–
Nov 2vs.StanfordW 59–⁠28466140–
Nov 9vs.DukeL 19–⁠29452021–
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 29–⁠3031105–
Nov 30atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠30344037–
Dec 28 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 21–⁠26341123–
2023 UConn 11 games, 56 catches, 562 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.NC StateL 14–⁠24438025–
Sep 9atGeorgia StateL 14–⁠35337016–
Sep 16vs.Florida InternationalL 17–⁠24434017–
Sep 23vs.DukeL 7–⁠41226017–
Sep 30vs.Utah StateL 33–⁠34344025–
Oct 7atRiceW 38–⁠31796159–
Oct 21vs.South FloridaL 21–⁠24328031–
Nov 4atTennesseeL 3–⁠59889031–
Nov 11atJames MadisonL 6–⁠44761024–
Nov 18vs.Sacred HeartW 31–⁠3973119–
Nov 25atMassachusettsW 31–⁠18636018–
2022 UConn 8 games, 18 catches, 250 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 24atNC StateL 10–⁠411101–
Oct 1vs.Fresno StateW 19–⁠14334016–
Oct 8atFlorida InternationalW 33–⁠12562021–
Oct 15atBall StateL 21–⁠25333139–
Oct 29vs.Boston CollegeW 13–⁠3162162–
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 27–⁠10233025–
Nov 19atArmyL 17–⁠342130812
Dec 19 ✦vs.MarshallL 14–⁠28112012–

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).

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′3½″
Weight241 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size10½″
Wingspan79⅜″
Vertical jump30½″W
Broad jump9′6″W
20-yard shuttle4.65 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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