Joseph Adedire
Joseph Adedire
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NC State | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 25 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 17 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 24 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · NC State
Returning around him
- 95% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #45 · 2026 recruiting class #49
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Wesley Williams’s 2023 season.
Matches Wesley on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Omar Staples's sophomore season at Stanford (2025).
Matches Omar on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10228
Peaked at #10228 this season.
Background
PRONUNCIATION: ah DAY dee ray AS RS-JUNIOR (2025 AT NC STATE): • Transferred to NC State from Texas Tech in May of 2025. AS JUNIOR (2024 AT TEXAS TECH): • Suffered a preseason injury and was forced to redshirt he season. He had been considered one of the Red Raiders top defensive returners prior...