This past weekend, UCONN Transfer Justin Joly (6’3″/215) took an Official Visit to NC State. I caught up with Joly to get his take on the visit to Raleigh.

How did you first hear from NC State? Who reached out? What about it led you to take a visit?

The first person to reach out to me was Coach Matt Wilson. That’s how I got in contact with them when I had entered the portal. We had built a good connection, and then it had branched off to many other coaches. They were a school who wanted me on a visit and I took it, which I’m really happy I did.

Walk me through what you did throughout the weekend of the Official Visit?

I got to meet the Coaching staff, Academic staff, Strength and Conditioning staff, and just all the people I would be working with. They greeted me all with smiles. We talked about where I would fit into the offense, and how I would be implemented into the team.

What were your favorite parts?

So my personal favorite part was when I got to hoop nearing the end of the visit with all the coaches. I even got to see Coach Doeren put up a couple of shots. He can shoot, I’ll give him that, but it was fun. I got to see the coaches in a natural non-business environment. I enjoyed myself with that for sure.

Did you get to watch any of practice or film?

Yeah, we watched film. I was able to sit down with Coach Anae and go over how they would like to use me, and how I can contribute to an already strong offense. I also got to watch practice to see how they’re doing things from warm up and stretch, to actual play.

Who was your host?

Dacari Collins was my host. We ended up being alike in the sense of not doing to much outside of football and classes. He’s a good dude, and he’s got a lil jump shot on him too. He told me truthfully how things are and how it is around campus.

How did they say you would fit in their system?

They said they are a pass oriented team with the option to also run the ball with their core. Not to go into too much detail, but they move a lot of players around, so its difficult to run certain types of defense against it.

What’s your favorite thing you ate?

There’s this burger place called Cook Out, and it was for sure good, and also they had a really good breakfast too. I ate really good while I was here.

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Joly will be a Junior next year, with 3 years available to play his final 2 years of eligibility. He had an incredible Sophomore campaign this season, catching 56 passes for 578 yards and 2 touchdowns. Joly had 4 receptions for 38 yards in the season opener against the Wolfpack.

ON3 ranks Joly as the #23 overall prospect in the Transfer Portal, and the #1 Tight End. 247Sports ranks him as the #26 overall player in the Portal, and the #2 Tight End.

Joly hasn’t taken any other Official Visits, and doesn’t have any other Official Visits scheduled at this point. He was scheduled to take an Official Visit to Louisville this weekend, but the Cardinals picked up commitments from 2 Tight Ends the past two days, and that visit is no longer happening.

With where things currently standing, I feel good with the position NC State is in with Joly.