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TE2026 Draft Prospect

Justin Joly

North Carolina St.

Measurables

6'3 5/8"

241 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Joker H-Back

Justin Joly projects as a joker h-back — a TE from North Carolina St. who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample — works off 6'3 5/8" · 241 lb and the position film. Career college production: 166 receptions for 1,978 yards and 15 TDs across 4 seasons. Dominance score 80 (overproduced the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

80A-

Dominance score · multi-component

Above-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

92th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

73th

2024

Breakout

15%

85th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

58th

Y/R · 11.92

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Vertical Pop

No combine number on file — no vertical jump on file

C-

Frame

9th percentile · 6'3 5/8" · 241 lb

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

N/A

Athleticism

No combine number on file — Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.28
  1. #1

    Gerald Christian

    2015 R7 · #256 · Louisville · 6-3/244lb · 4.87s 40

    86

    sim

  2. #2

    David Paulson

    2012 R7 · #240 · Oregon · 6-3/246lb · 4.79s 40

    77

    sim

  3. #3

    Brycen Hopkins

    2020 R4 · #136 · Purdue · 6-4/245lb · 4.66s 40

    72

    sim

Scheme fit

Shanahan-style offense — H-back who serves as fullback, blocker, and seam threat.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 9th percentile — 6'3 5/8".

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 9th percentile (6'3 5/8") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. TE class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

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Shuttle

No data

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Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

59

Athletic composite

59thSOLID

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Great1× Below avg
32.326thBELOW AVG
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Arm

vs. 205

10.591stGREAT
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Hand

vs. 205

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2022CONN1825013.9262
2023CONN5657810.3259
2024NCSU4366115.4440
2025NCSU4948910.0759
Career1661,97811.91562