🚨 Tight End Hoffmann Scores Big Move to NJ
After contributing in a rotational role in 2025, NC State wide receiver Teddy Hoffmann won't be on the field in 2026 due to a suspension.
The NC State Wolfpack had a balanced receiving room last season, with no wide receiver totaling over 630 receiving yards. Among that group was true freshman Teddy Hoffmann, who caught 25 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns. The Delray Beach, FL, native emerged right away as a viable target for quarterback CJ Bailey, starting the season with a five-catch, 93-yard performance against East Carolina.
He continued to contribute, catching a long pass for 40 yards in the Wolfpacks' season finale. Heading into 2026, Hoffmann was expected to command an even bigger role, especially with the departures of top tight end Justin Joly, senior wide receiver Wesley Grimes and several transfer portal exits. But that's no longer a possibility, as Hoffmann has been suspended for the entire 2026 campaign due to violating NCAA rules by taking performance-enhancing drugs, per On3's Noah Fleischman.
NC State WR Teddy Hoffmann will miss the 2026 season due to a one-year suspension for violating NCAA rules, per the program. He tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. — Noah Fleischman (@fleischman_noah) March 16, 2026 Hoffmann's production as a true freshman was widely unexpected, as he was just a three-star recruit in the 2025 class and the No.
163 wide receiver, per 247 Sports Composite. Despite that, he quickly made a name for himself and made an impact on the field for an NC State team that won eight games and claimed a victory in the Gasparilla Bowl over Memphis. With Hoffmann not available this fall, coupled with the transfer portal exits of Terrell Anderson and Noah Rogers, the Wolfpack will have almost an entire new receiving core.