Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Total | 5 | 71 | 13.4 | 0 | 32 |
#2
Joshisa Trader
Junior wide receiver for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Hollywood, FL
Transferred Miami → NC State for 2026
The numbers
71
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 14.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 52 yds, vs Richmond
Swing playSwung Miami from 48% to 72% to win.Miami at SMU · 26-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2024.
- Transferred from Miami to NC State in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
In Their Words
646 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Joshisa Trader
Moves the chains on third down. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mario Cristobal and Dave Doeren. The receipt on tape: 52 rec yds, 3 receptions against Richmond, Week 2, 2026.
71 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Chaminade-Madonna
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
NC State
Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to NC State
2025Miami
2026NC State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 35.5 YDS/g, 13.4 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 73–0
vs Richmond
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Senika McKie’s 2022 season.
Matches Senika on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Senika on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Mizell's sophomore season at Florida (2024).
Matches Aidan on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height
Differs from Aidan on
TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Joshisa Trader
The receiver room · NC State
- Victor Snow815 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Davion Dozier448 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Teddy Hoffmann349 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Keenan Jackson281 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Joshisa Trader178 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology