Overview
- NC State confirmed Hoffmann tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance and received the NCAA’s automatic one-year suspension covering 2026.
- Neither the program nor Hoffmann has disclosed which specific banned substance was detected.
- The rising sophomore flashed as a true freshman with 25 receptions and three touchdowns and was expected to play a larger role this fall.
- His absence reshapes a thin receiver group after transfers by Terrell Anderson (USC) and Noah Rogers (Alabama), with NC State adding wideouts such as Chance Robinson, Joshisa Trader, and Tyran Warren through the portal.
- Per NCAA rules, Hoffmann loses a season of competition and can return in 2027 after a negative test, while a second positive could result in permanent ineligibility.