Jaylin Noel, 2024
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Receiver, Iowa State, 2021–⁠24

Jaylin Noel

Number
No. 13
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Kansas City, MO
Born
Sep 4, 2002

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Jaylin Noel played receiver at Iowa State (2021–⁠24). The Houston Texans took Noel in round 3, No. 79 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,194
Receiving yards, 2024 (Iowa State, 11–⁠3)
Best game
167 yards
Vs. Kansas, week 11, 2024: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in receiving yards, 2024
Drafted
No. 79
Round 3, 2025 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

8catches, career highseven times; last vs. Miami, 2024167receiving yards, career highvs. Kansas, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Kansas, 2024

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Iowa State382657.0043
2022Iowa State6160910.0354
2023Iowa State6682012.4782
2024Iowa State811,19414.7875
Career2462,88811.71882

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Iowa State13286015920
2022Iowa State14237011560
2023Iowa State92450141190
2024Iowa State3530131990
Career398210534660

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Iowa State13WRFr.
2022Iowa State13WRSo.
2023Iowa State13WRJr.
2024Iowa State13WRSr.5′10″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Iowa State350.3815th (n=410)0.6713.36%
2022Iowa State740.6744th (n=683)0.7149.79%
2023Iowa State710.9570th (n=681)0.8067.810%
2024Iowa State990.9046th (n=581)0.9288.710%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Iowa State 14 games, 81 catches, 1,194 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.North DakotaW 21–⁠381351––1
Sep 7atIowaW 20–⁠1951331118–
Sep 21vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠72490––3
Sep 28atHoustonW 20–⁠04360––1
Oct 5vs.BaylorW 43–⁠215980––1
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠165771122–
Oct 19vs.UCFW 38–⁠3581530––2
Nov 2vs.Texas TechL 22–⁠236440––1
Nov 9vs.KansasL 36–⁠4581672–––
Nov 16vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠176430––1
Nov 23atUtahW 31–⁠285410––1
Nov 30vs.Kansas StateW 29–⁠2163711132
Dec 7vs.Arizona StateL 19–⁠455641–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 42–⁠4181171–––
2023 Iowa State 12 games, 66 catches, 820 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Northern IowaW 30–⁠9460––2
Sep 9vs.IowaL 13–⁠208500––3
Sep 23vs.Oklahoma StateW 34–⁠2781461––3
Sep 30atOklahomaL 20–⁠504481–––
Oct 7vs.TCUW 27–⁠147340–––
Oct 14atCincinnatiW 30–⁠10324021103
Oct 28atBaylorW 30–⁠188760127–
Nov 4vs.KansasL 21–⁠285540152–
Nov 11atBYUW 45–⁠135982––2
Nov 18vs.TexasL 16–⁠2654501131
Nov 25atKansas StateW 42–⁠3531602–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.MemphisL 26–⁠366791443–
2022 Iowa State 12 games, 61 catches, 609 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 42–⁠106250––1
Sep 10atIowaW 10–⁠73230––1
Sep 17vs.OhioW 43–⁠103290––1
Sep 24vs.BaylorL 24–⁠3171200––1
Oct 1atKansasL 11–⁠144560––2
Oct 8vs.Kansas StateL 9–⁠106310––2
Oct 15atTexasL 21–⁠246942229–
Oct 29vs.OklahomaL 13–⁠277541113–
Nov 5vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠14150161
Nov 12atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠2078603522
Nov 19vs.Texas TechL 10–⁠144460227–
Nov 26atTCUL 14–⁠6274005110–
2021 Iowa State 13 games, 38 catches, 265 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Northern IowaW 16–⁠10250–––
Sep 11vs.IowaL 17–⁠272170–––
Sep 18atUNLVW 48–⁠3150––4
Sep 25atBaylorL 29–⁠31–––––3
Oct 2vs.KansasW 59–⁠7–––––2
Oct 16atKansas StateW 33–⁠205480121–
Oct 23vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠212140331–
Oct 30atWest VirginiaL 31–⁠382140257–
Nov 6vs.TexasW 30–⁠75140––1
Nov 13atTexas TechL 38–⁠415650130–
Nov 20atOklahomaL 21–⁠2873202305
Nov 26vs.TCUW 48–⁠143−303100–
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 13–⁠204540117–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–⁠22).

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′10¼″
Weight194 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan73¾″
40-yard dash4.39 s
10-yard split1.51 sW
Vertical jump41½″
Broad jump11′2″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill6.82 s
20-yard shuttle4.17 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Houston Texans17262922
2026 (so far)Houston Texans5132271
NFL career22395193

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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