Joly is a converted wide receiver who still plays the tight end position with a wideout's hands, route craft, and competitive temperament at the catch point. He's at his best working out of the slot or flexed off the line in 12-personnel, where his stutter-step releases, zone recognition, and body control make him a genuine red-zone weapon — 11 touchdowns across his final two college seasons and a Senior Bowl TE MVP award back that up. The blocking is the clear limiter: his run-blocking tape is a liability, and while his pass protection is sneakily competent, he doesn't have the functional strength or leverage consistency to survive as an in-line Y. He's a scheme-dependent piece whose NFL ceiling lives or dies with whether a coordinator will build around his receiving gifts rather than force him into a two-way role he can't sustain.

• 🤲Reliable, physical hands with outstanding catch-point body control — just 1 drop on 67 targets in 2025 with a career contested catch rate near 70%
• ✂️Former WR background shows in his route craft: uses stutter-steps, tempo changes, and leverage reads to create separation against man and zone alike
• 💥Proven red-zone producer who can high-point the ball, finish through contact, and win 50-50 situations despite modest height
• 🃏Alignment versatility as a move TE — effective from the slot, flexed wide, or attached without tipping play calls
• 🛡️Surprisingly productive pass protector with good lower-body anchor and increasing role in that phase

• 🪵Run blocking is a significant weakness — lacks functional strength and consistent leverage to sustain blocks or create push at the point of attack
• −Undersized for a traditional TE role at 6'3" 251 lbs; may never be a viable in-line option against NFL-caliber defenders
• −Explosiveness and YAC ability declined noticeably from 2024 to 2025 as added weight reduced his burst
• ✂️Route-break quickness is inconsistent — rounds off the tops of routes and can allow defenders to recover or undercut