{"id":816190,"date":"2026-03-17T00:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/816190\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T00:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:39:22","slug":"wolfpack-wr-suspended-for-2026-season-after-ped-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/816190\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolfpack WR suspended for 2026 season after PED violation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/nc-state-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NC State football<\/a> enters the 2026 offseason facing an unexpected roster challenge after a suspension removed a rising wide receiver from the offense. The development quickly became a <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/nc-state-football-news-philip-rivers-son-gunner-commits-wolfpack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">major topic in Wolfpack football news<\/a> and shifts the outlook for the program\u2019s receiver depth heading into the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>NC State confirmed that wide receiver Teddy Hoffmann will miss the entire 2026 season after violating NCAA rules related to a performance-enhancing substance. The suspension carries the NCAA\u2019s automatic one-year penalty, which includes the loss of a full season of competition.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension removes a young pass catcher who had begun carving out a role during the 2025 season. Hoffmann appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman, finishing with 25 receptions for 349 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged more than 13 yards per catch, underscoring his value in the vertical passing game.<\/p>\n<p>A recruit from Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Florida, Hoffmann arrived with high expectations. As a senior, he recorded 1,179 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns before committing to NC State after initially pledging to Florida Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>On3Sports&#8217; Noah Fleischman shared a message from the program in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fleischman_noah\/status\/2033652444232622521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">confirming<\/a> the NCAA suspension and the timeline for the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNC State WR Teddy Hoffmann will miss the 2026 season due to a one-year suspension for violating NCAA rules, per the program.<\/p>\n<p>He tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The suspension alters the Wolfpack\u2019s offensive outlook for the 2026 season. Hoffmann started showing flashes early in his college career, including a notable debut with five catches for 93 yards in the first half of a season-opening victory vs. East Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The coaching staff must now adjust the receiver rotation without one of its emerging contributors. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/nc-state-football-news-dave-doeren-returning-14th-season-wolfpack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As NC State prepares for another season<\/a>, depth at wide receiver becomes a key storyline.<\/p>\n<p>Although NCAA rules impose strict penalties for performance-enhancing substance violations, the program will regroup while Hoffmann works toward a return after his one-year suspension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NC State football enters the 2026 offseason facing an unexpected roster challenge after a suspension removed a rising&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[7,47422,49,48],"class_list":["post-816190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-football","tag-nc-state-football","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116241731691922742","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}