Player Career

Justin Joly Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Justin Joly story

Justin Joly built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Brewster, NY wearing No. 7, spending time with NC State and UConn. The clearest part of Justin Joly's career was his receiving role: 166 catches, 1,962 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and 12 rushing yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Joly's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UConn

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    NC State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonUConn25070.220.4
2022 Regular SeasonUConn25070.220.40
2023 Regular SeasonUConn56269.727.3312
2024 PostseasonNC State66184.617.499
2024 Regular SeasonNC State66184.617.40
2025 PostseasonNC State48961.218.9-172
2025 Regular SeasonNC State48961.218.90

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024UConn to NC StateG5/FCS to P485.4Dec 4, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Rice

Week 6 · W 38-31

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

96

Receiving Yards

97.1 takeover

96 receiving yards with a 91.4 efficiency score.

#2

@ Florida International

Week 6 · W 33-12

62

Receiving Yards

94.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

62 receiving yards with a 82.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ No. 36 Pittsburgh

Week 9 · L 34-53 · Conference game

101

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Tennessee

Week 10 · L 3-59

89

Receiving Yards

89 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

89 receiving yards with a 74.2 efficiency score.

#5

vs Massachusetts

Week 10 · W 27-10 · Conference game

33

Receiving Yards

84.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · NC State

661 primary output · 84.6 efficiency · 17.4 usage

78.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · NC State

78.8

661 primary · 84.6 efficiency · 17.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UConn

75.9

562 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 27.3 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games