Justin Joly
Justin Joly
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jim Mora and Dave Doeren. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. One game to point at: 101 rec yds, 6 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State, 1,962 receiving yards — drafted at #152 overall by Denver.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Denver2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 35–31
vs Virginia
4 rec · 41 yds
Edged out Virginia at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Jones’s 2021 season.
Matches Ryan on
Differs from Ryan on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Christian Trahan’s path through Houston.
Tommy Tremble
Matches Christian on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Cuevas's senior season at Alabama (2025).
Matches Josh on
Differs from Josh on
Player DNA
Players who play like Justin Joly
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+96%
Up 96% from first season to most-recent.