Jaylin Noel

WRposition#13jersey24age5' 11"height201lbs2 yrsexperienceIowa Statecollege

Injured Reserve · Toe · Noel, who was placed on injured reserve earlier Wednesday, is expected to require surgery to address his toe injury and will miss the remainder of the season, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 9:52 AM ET

Jaylin Noel is a wide receiver for the Houston Texans (No. 13). In 7 games of the 2026 season: 4 carries for 26 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 19 catches on 23 targets for 331 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Jaylin Noel has produced +0.80 EPA per target on 23 targets. Snap share in Week 7: 31% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Injured Reserve (toe).

Is Jaylin Noel playing this week?

Jaylin Noel is listed as injured reserve with a toe injury on the latest injury report: Noel, who was placed on injured reserve earlier Wednesday, is expected to require surgery to address his toe injury and will miss the remainder of the season, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports. The Houston Texans play next on the road at the Cleveland Browns on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are Jaylin Noel's stats this season?

In 7 games of the 2026 season, Jaylin Noel has 4 carries for 26 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 19 catches on 23 targets for 331 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.

What is Jaylin Noel's EPA per play?

+0.804 EPA per target on 23 targets (total +18.5), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Jaylin Noel play for?

Jaylin Noel plays wide receiver for the Houston Texans, wearing No. 13. Jaylin Noel is 24 years old, 5' 11", 201 lbs. College: Iowa State. League experience: 2 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jaylin Noel 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/jaylin-noel (updated 2026-11-10).

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Jaylin NoelHouston Texans · #13

Starter18th of 89 wide receivers

2026 percentile card · vs 89 qualified wide receivers

How he stacks up

Targets per gameDFS board →3.3 tgt/g12
Receiving yards per gameMilestone watch →47.3 yds/g54
Yards per target14.499
Catch rate83%98
EPA per targetEPA board →+0.8096
Receiving TDs per gameMilestone watch →2 TD60

Percentile vs wide receivers with 23+ targets. Grade = average of these 6. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Near the minimumMethod7 games23 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 89 qualified · min. 23 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 6 min agoGlossary →

23 targets is within 25% of the minimum: treat the percentiles as early.

Compare him with anyone →DFS board EPA board Milestone watch

2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 23+0.804EPA / target · total +18.561%success9.8air yds/tgt5.0YAC121st downs6explosive

Total EPA by week

+4.0Wk 1

+1.0Wk 2

+1.4Wk 3

+4.5Wk 4

+1.4Wk 5

+9.3Wk 6

-1.6Wk 7

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week

30%24 snapsWk 1 · BUF

60%48 snapsWk 2 · CIN

26%14 snapsWk 3 · IND

62%34 snapsWk 4 · DAL

45%30 snapsWk 5 · TEN

49%31 snapsWk 6 · JAX

31%19 snapsWk 7 · NYG

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap

Texans · signed 2025 · 4 years, through 2028$1.6M a year

Total: $6.5M
Guaranteed: $1.3M
Share of cap at signing: 0.6%

21% of the value guaranteed

53rd paid91st in EPApercentiles among 259 WRs under contract, 2026

$1.2M2025

$1.5M2026

$1.8M2027

$2.1M2028

Game log

			Receiving					Rushing
Week	Opponent	Result	Rec	Tgt	Rec yds	TD	Long	Car	Rush yds	TD	Long
1 Sep 13	vs BUF	L 31-36	2	2	53	0	35	–	–	–	–
2 Sep 20	vs CIN	L 6-20	1	5	31	0	31	1	13	0	13
3 Sep 27	@ IND	L 17-19	2	2	17	0	12	1	8	0	8
4 Oct 4	vs DAL	L 30-34	3	3	85	0	52	1	4	0	4
5 Oct 11	@ TEN	W 26-3	5	5	41	1	13	1	1	0	1
6 Oct 18	@ JAX	W 34-31	4	4	107	1	50	–	–	–	–
7 Oct 25	vs NYG	L 21-27	2	2	-3	0	1	–	–	–	–
Season			19	23	331	2	52	4	26	0	13