Jaylin Noel

#13 · WR · Sr. · Iowa State5′10″ · 200 lb · Kansas City, MO · Park Hill

Jaylin Noel: WR · Iowa State · #13.

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Jaylin Noel

WR · Iowa State · Sr · #13

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Fourth year in the same receiving corps at Iowa State. Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 167 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Kansas, Week 11, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Iowa State in the news

Jimmy Rogers names starting QBFOX61 Oct 28
Iowa State hires Jared Benko as athletics directorThe Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona players out for Iowa State gameArizona Daily Star Oct 22
Jared Benko named ADWide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Iowa State	81	1,194	14.7	8	75
2023	Iowa State	66	820	12.4	7	82
2022	Iowa State	61	609	10.0	3	54
2021	Iowa State	38	265	7.0	0	43
Career		246	2,888	11.7	18	82

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 21-3vs North Dakota	8	135	16.9	1	54	135-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 20-19@ No. 21 Iowa	5	133	26.6	1	75	133-yard receiving day
Wk 4	W 52-7vs Arkansas State	2	49	24.5	0	44
Wk 5	W 20-0@ Houston	4	36	9.0	0	14
Wk 6	W 43-21vs Baylor	5	98	19.6	0	43
Wk 7	W 28-16@ West Virginia	5	77	15.4	1	60
Wk 8	W 38-35vs UCF	8	153	19.1	0	50	153-yard receiving day
Wk 10	L 22-23vs Texas Tech	6	44	7.3	0	28
Wk 11	L 36-45vs Kansas	8	167	20.9	2	44	Season-high 167 yds
Wk 12	W 34-17vs Cincinnati	6	43	7.2	0	13
Wk 13	W 31-28@ Utah	5	41	8.2	0	14
Wk 14	W 29-21vs Kansas State	6	37	6.2	1	9
Wk 15	L 19-45vs No. 12 Arizona State	5	64	12.8	1	25
Bowl	W 42-41vs No. 15 Miami	8	117	14.6	1	49
Total		81	1194	14.7	8	75

Signature game

Bowl · 2024

W 42-41

vs Miami · neutral site

8 rec · 117 yds · 1 TD · 16 rush yds (2 car)

Edged out Miami at a neutral site in a shootout.

With R. Becht — 270 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · 23 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · T. Perkins — 37.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 42 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.08Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 75 yds for a TD (Kyle Konrardy KICK)
Week 7 · West Virginia · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +4.73Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 60 yds for a TD (Kyle Konrardy KICK)
Week 1 · Miami · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +4.70Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 49 yds to the MIA 1 for a Miami Penalty, Roughing Passer (Yards) to the MIA 1 for a
Week 1 · North Dakota · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.45Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 54 yds to the UND 21 for a
Week 8 · UCF · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.24Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 50 yds to the UCF 10 for a
Week 11 · Kansas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.24Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 44 yds to the KU 31 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · UCF · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.22Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 29 yds to the UCF 35 for a
Week 10 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 28 yds to the TTU 25 for a
Week 14 · Kansas State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.92Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 9 yds for a TD (Kyle Konrardy KICK)
Week 4 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.82Rocco Becht pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 44 yds to the ARST 17 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 29-23 over that span.

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning

2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 89 (#9 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

89All-Conference level #9 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (81st percentile). Strength: rec yards (99th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#118 / 610 · 81st pct

15.1

Explosive rate#149 / 610 · 75th pct

20.0%

EPA / target#228 / 610 · 63rd pct

0.97

Catch rate#256 / 610 · 58th pct

91.8%

TD rate#309 / 610 · 49th pct

5.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#6 / 541 · 99th pct

1194

Receptions#14 / 541 · 97th pct

Rec TDs#34 / 541 · 93rd pct

Long catch#42 / 541 · 91st pct

Rush yards#68 / 299 · 77th pct

Yards / catch#169 / 541 · 68th pct

14.7

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#90 / 221 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

77th → 63rd percentile

Explosive rate

59th → 75th percentile

Catch rate

94th → 58th percentile

TD rate

80th → 49th percentile

Yards / catch

52nd → 81st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	5.9	79.9	14.4	0.3
Road4g	4.8	71.8	14.8	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.3	92.1	18.1	0.6
Weeks 8+7g	6.3	78.4	11.7	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Pass share

48.0%

470 pass / 509 run

Plays / game

69.9

14 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

492 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

89 · #9 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #9 at the position.

Jaylin Noel

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Style of play

Fans

Iowa State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Four seasons at Iowa State, drafted

2021 12 games

2023 12 games

2024 14 games

2025