Miami transfer WR Joshisa Trader commits to NC State

Some NC State fans were worried about junior quarterback CJ Bailey possibly entering the transfer portal with Miami in mind earlier this offseason. But instead of that happening, the Wolfpack brought South Florida to Raleigh. 

The latest addition? Miami transfer wide receiver Joshisa Trader, who committed to NC State on Monday evening. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

Trader, who has spent the previous two seasons with the Hurricanes, is the fifth addition that is either from the Miami area and/or played for the program last season to join the Wolfpack this offseason. 

NC State has added commitments from two other Miami transfers — linebacker Raul Aguirre and wide receiver Chance Robinson — and two pledges from South Florida natives that played elsewhere – safety King Mack (Penn State) and running back Davion Gause (UNC) — over the past month.

Trader, the most-recent portal commitment, posted 19 receptions for 269 yards and two scores in two seasons to begin his career at Miami. He recorded a career-best five catches for 81 yards and a touchdown in the Hurricanes’ 26-20 loss to SMU on Nov. 1. 

The 6-foot-1, 182-pound wideout is very familiar with Bailey — and a couple other transfer portal additions — before arriving in Raleigh. He played high school football with Bailey and Gause at Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep, while Robinson played with the trio at the youth level with the Miami Gardens Ravens. 

Before he entered the collegiate ranks, Trader was a four-star recruit as the No. 44 overall prospect in the Class of 2024. With Bailey throwing him passes at Chaminade-Madonna, Trader posted 123 receptions for 2,131 yards and 28 touchdowns. 

Now, Trader is reunited with his youth teammates, including the star quarterback, going into his third collegiate campaign. 

NC State now boasts 18 total transfer portal commitments. Aguirre joins joins the likes of Marshall nose tackle KaTron Evans, Buffalo wide receiver Victor Snow, East Carolina offensive tackle Jimarion McCrimon, Arkansas State punter Jackson Waller, Georgia cornerback Ondre Evans, Montana State tight end Hunter Provience. Tulane transfer EDGE Harvey Dyson,, Alcorn State wideout Tyran Warren, Texas offensive lineman Daniel Cruz, UNC cornerback Ty White, Penn State linebacker DaKaari Nelson, App State wideout Davion Dozier,Oregon tight end Vander Ploog, Aguirre, Gause, Mack and Robinson in bolstering NC State’s roster for the 2026 campaign.