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Jaylin Noel Houston Texans · #13

Wide Receiver · 5' 11", 201 lbs · Kansas City, MO · Age 24

Jaylin Noel is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 79th overall, 2025. In 2026 he caught 8 passes for 186 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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Houston Texans · #13 · Wide Receiver

Jaylin Noel

Season avg8 rec · 186 yds · 0 td

Career avg34 rec · 478 yds · 2 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

8rec

186yds

0td

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Scouting report

Jaylin Noel — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B-

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Jaylin Noel is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 79th overall, 2025. In 2026 he caught 8 passes for 186 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Receiving

A+

Big-play

C-

Scoring

B+

Receiving yards

Excellent · offense

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B-

Volume

Strong · offense

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A+

Big-play

Elite · offense

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C-

Scoring

Solid · offense

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C+

Target share

Strong · offense

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Act II

Where Jaylin Noel stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #343 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

62Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jaylin Noel — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Receiving

186 YDS

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A+

Volume

8 REC

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A+

Big-play

23.3 Y/R

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C-

Scoring

0 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Jaylin Noel

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

rec

7–21

226

rec yds

183–268

0–1

targets

11–29

games

3–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 8 → projected 14 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

+6.0

Age curve

+0.3

Net vs last season+6.3 rec

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 24 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 17 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jaylin Noel career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2025	17	26	292	2	35	11.2
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	8	186	0	12	23.3
Career	21	34	478	2	47

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Isaac TeSlaa 98%Quentin Johnston 98%Brycen Tremayne 97%Xavier Legette 96%Jared Wayne 96%Alec Pierce 96%

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Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

83off index

99def index

+48net

95%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Jaylin Noel

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-09-04

The beginning

Jaylin Noel is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, in his 2nd NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 79th overall, 2025 as a Wide Receiver.

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Jaylin Noel is a Houston Texans wide receiver, drafted 79th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 34 passes for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 8 passes for 186 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Noel's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Stroud drops a deep pass in the bucket to Jaylin Noel ▶ Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel 2025 Senior Bowl Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 201 lbs
Draft: 79th overall, 2025
Born: Kansas City, MO
Age: 24
Jersey: #13

Background

Jaylin Noel is from Kansas City, MO and is 24 years old. He was drafted 79th overall, 2025 and plays wide receiver at 5' 11", 201 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 34 passes for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns. Noel is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Jaylin Noel is a depth receiver who has caught 34 passes for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Receiving34 career catches, 478 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Best season26 catches for 292 yards in 2025.

Yards per catch14.1 yards per reception over his career.

Draft pedigree79th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jaylin Noel — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jaylin Noel, answered.

What position does Jaylin Noel play?

Jaylin Noel is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans.

When was Jaylin Noel drafted?

Jaylin Noel was drafted 79th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Jaylin Noel played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Jaylin Noel's career stats?

He has caught 34 passes for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Jaylin Noel career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Jaylin Noel Houston Texans · #13

Jaylin Noel — the report card

Where Jaylin Noel stands

Jaylin Noel — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jaylin Noel

Jaylin Noel career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

The Ballad of Jaylin Noel

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Jaylin Noel — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

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Jaylin Noel head-to-head

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