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| HT/WT: 5-11, 200 lbs |
| Birthplace: Kansas City, KS |
| Age: 24 |
| School: Iowa St. |
| Experience: 2 |
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2026 Receiving
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REC
Receptions
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YDS
Receiving Yards
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AVG
Average Yards per Reception
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TD
Receiving Touchdowns
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LNG
Longest Reception
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| Regular Season | 13 | 227 | 17.5 | 1 | 52 |
Top Jaylin Noel News
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Texans' Jaylin Noel: Five catches, scores TD in victory
Noel caught all five of his targets for 41 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 26-3 win over Tennessee.
Noel led the team in catches in the victory, most notably reeling in a nine-yard touchdown pass from C.J. Stroud in the fourth quarter. The wide receiver has now caught 13 of 17 targets for 227 yards and a touchdown over five contests to open the 2026 campaign. With Houston trading for wideout Marvin Harrison on Sunday, it's unclear if Noel will continue to see the same amount of opportunities moving forward.
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Texans' Jaylin Noel: Totals 89 yards in loss to Dallas
Noel caught all three targets for 85 yards in Sunday's 34-30 loss to the Cowboys. He added four rushing yards on one attempt.
Despite Nico Collins (hamstring) returning to the lineup after missing two games, Noel remained a big part of the offense, as Xavier Hutchinson was the big loser in terms of snaps and routes. Noel ran just one fewer route than Kayshon Boutte and six fewer than Collins. Through four games, Noel has nine catches for 186 yards on 12 targets. He has a chance to become the Texans' WR2 behind Collins at some point this season, especially if Boutte doesn't start producing.
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Texans' Jaylin Noel: Records 107 all-purpose yards vs. Cincinnati
Noel caught one pass on five targets for 31 yards and added a 13-yard carry during the Texans' 20-6 loss to the Bengals on Sunday. He also returned three punts for 32 yards and one kickoff for 31 yards.
The second-year wideout saw a bump in offensive snaps due to the absence of Nico Collins (hamstring), with Noel's 48 snaps ranking third-most among Houston WRs behind Xavier Hutchinson (65) and Kayshon Boutte (58). Noel's offensive production didn't match his increased playing time, but he should continue to operate in an elevated role on offense while still handling primary return duties if Collins is ruled out for Week 3 against the Colts.
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Texans' Jaylin Noel: Primed for larger role?
Noel has a chance for more playing time with Nico Collins (hamstring) ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Aaron Wilson of SportsTalk790AM reports.
Noel caught both of his targets for 53 yards in the season opener, operating as Houston's No. 3 receiver and running a route on just 33 percent of dropbacks. He should get more playing time this week, though Xavier Hutchinson and Kayshon Boutte are more likely to take snaps in two-wide sets. Both have maintained consistently low target rates across multiple years of significant playing time, so Noel could make an impact even if he's just the No. 3 receiver.
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Texans' Jaylin Noel: Sees action in loss
Noel recorded two catches for 53 yards and three kickoff returns for 70 yards in Sunday's 36-31 loss to the Bills.
The wide receiver played on 24 of 79 offensive snaps and six more on special teams. Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson and Kayshon Boutte all played on more offensive snaps for the Texans. Noel, though, seems secure in his role as kick and punt returner, as he also had a fair catch on a punt during the defeat.
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Texans' Jaylin Noel: Fully healthy
Noel (hamstring) is not listed on the Week 1 injury report Wednesday.
Noel dealt with hamstring and finger issues early on in camp but is ready to go for Sunday's season opener against Buffalo. The second-year wideout is competing with Xavier Hutchinson for snaps behind Nico Collins and trade pickup Kayshon Boutte.
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Texans' Jaylin Noel: Added work following Higgins injury?
With Jayden Higgins having reportedly suffered a torn ACL, Noel (hamstring/finger) is a candidate to see added work in Houston's offense this coming season, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN reports.
Higgins had been slated to serve as the Texans' No. 2 WR behind top option Nico Collins, but in his looming absence, snaps and targets that would have gone his way are up for grabs. Per Bien-Aime, Noel hasn't practiced much throughout training camp as he's dealt with a finger issue and hamstring tightness, while Tank Dell is being eased back in following a knee injury that cost him the entire 2025 campaign. Also in the mix behind Collins is Xavier Hutchinson, but once Noel moves fully past his injury issues, he'll have a chance to claim a role in his team's offense out of the gate this season.
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Texans' Jaylin Noel: Ramping back up at practice
Noel (hamstring/finger) returned to practice this week, and the plan is to get him ramped back up to full speed over the next couple weeks, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Noel missed a couple weeks of action with a pulled hamstring and pinkie finger issue, but he's now suddenly in the spotlight in a big way in Houston after it was reported that Jayden Higgins suffered a season-ending torn ACL this week. A third-round pick out of Iowa State in the 2025 Draft, Noel appeared in all 17 regular-season games as a rookie but was on the field for just 26 percent of the offensive snaps behind Nico Collins, Higgins, Xavier Hutchinson and Christian Kirk. With Higgins now out and Kirk in San Francisco, there's a big opportunity for Noel to carve out a role in two- or three-wide sets. When on the field in 2025, Noel was productive, turning 35 regular-season targets into 26 catches for 292 yards (11.2 yards per catch) and a pair of touchdowns.
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