Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Iowa State. 2023 brought the first one: All-Big 12. The receipt on tape: 167 rec yds, 8 receptions against Kansas, Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa State, 2,888 receiving yards — drafted at #79 overall by Houston.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
HoustonEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-1% reception volume, top-2% overall receiving production.2024 profile
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 81 | 1,194 | 14.7 | 8 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 66 | 820 | 12.4 | 7 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 61 | 609 | 10.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 38 | 265 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 246 | 2,888 | 11.7 | 18 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 9 | 38 | 53 | 199 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 1 | -1 | 245 | 119 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 3 | 47 | 237 | 56 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | -- | -- | 286 | 92 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 84 | 821 | 466 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Keylon Stokes’s 2022 season.
Matches Keylon on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Anthony Lowe’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Anthony Lowe
Anthony Schwartz
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman
Tyler Vaughns
Ma'jon Wright
Matches Anthony on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Caullin Lacy's senior season at South Alabama (2023).
Matches Caullin on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024+351%
Up 351% from first season to most-recent.