Jaylin Noel

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

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Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kansas City, Mo.
High School:
Park Hill

Awards & Honors
Co-Captain (2023, 2024)
Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year - Coaches (2024)
First Team All-Big 12 KR/PR - Coaches (2024)
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 WR - Coaches (2024)
Second Team All-Big 12 WR - Coaches (2023)
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 KR/PR & Offensive POY - Coaches (2023)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2022)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2022)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S22, S23, S24, F24)

NFL Draft
Selected by the Houston Texans in the third round with pick No. 79 in the 2025 NFL Draft.

2024
Saw action in all 14 games, making 11 starts ... co-captain ... Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year ... earned First Team All-Big 12 honors as a special teams player and honorable mention accolades as a wide receiver ... selected to participate in the Reese's Senior Bowl at the end of the season ... posted one of the best receiving seasons in school history, finishing with 80 receptions (5th), 1,194 receiving yards (2nd) and eight touchdowns (T-7th) ... ranked ninth nationally in receiving yards and 18th in receiving yards per game (85.3) ... averaged 15.3 yards on 13 punt returns ... joined teammate Jayden Higgins to form one of the best receiving duos in the nation as they were one of just two pairs nationally to each notch 1,000 yards receiving ... they were the first receiving duo in the Big 12 to each reach the 1,000-yard mark since 2018 (Oklahoma's CeeDee Lamb and Hollywood Brown) ... recorded five 100-yard games this season and eight in his career ... finished his career with a reception in his final 46 games, which ranked third among active NCAA players and was the second-longest streak in school history ... had at least five receptions in 12 games ... had 18 receptions for at least 20 yards, the fourth-most among Big 12 players ... finished with eight receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium ... notched eight receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown against No. 15 Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl ... finished with five receptions for 133 yards and a 75-yard TD reception in win over rival Iowa ... ended his career with 51 games played, making 33 starts ... ranks second all-time at Iowa State with 245 receptions ... fourth in school history with 2,855 receiving yards and 18 touchdown receptions ... also fourth with 4,226 all-purpose yards ... seven 50-yard touchdowns are tied for the most by a Cyclone dating back to 1971.

2023
Played in 12 games, making 11 starts, and earned Second Team All-Big 12 accolades from the league's coaches ... co-captain ... finished with 66 receptions for 820 yards and seven receiving touchdowns ... also handled kick and punt return duties for the Cyclones ... averaged 8.5 yards per punt return and 27.2 yards per kick return ... first FBS player since 2014 to have four 50-plus yard receptions, two 50-yard kick returns and two 30-yard punt returns in a season ... 66 catches were the seventh-most in a single season in school history and the fourth-most among Big 12 players this season ... just the fourth receiver in school history to post back-to-back 60-catch campaigns ... finished third in the Big 12 Conference with 5.5 receptions per game and seventh with 68.3 receiving yards per game ... had four 50-yard TD receptions, tying Hakeem Butler for the most by an ISU player in a season ... his four total 50-yard TDs tie for the second-most in school history ... enters his senior season with a reception in 32 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak in school history ... owns 33 multi-catch games in 37 appearances, including 15 straight ... ranks sixth in school history with 165 career receptions ... had three receptions for a career-high 160 yards in win at K-State, finishing with receiving TDs of 79 and 82 yards in a snowstorm ... finished with five catches for 98 yards and touchdown catches of four and 66 yards at BYU ... completed his first career pass, a 42-yard strike to Jayden Higgins, against Kansas ... had a 72-yard kick return against Cincinnati that was ISU's longest since 2020 ... finished with eight receptions for 146 yards and a 38-yard TD reception in win over Oklahoma State ... tallied six receptions for 79 yards and a 23-yard TD catch against Memphis in the Liberty Bowl ... third-fastest player in school history to reach 100 receptions (26 games).

2022
Played in 12 games, making eight starts ... second on team with 60 receptions for 572 yards and three touchdowns ... had seven games with at least six receptions ... ranked fourth in the Big 12 with 5.0 receptions per game ... had 11 plays of 25 yards or more, the second-most on the team ... returned 11 punts for 56 yards ... rushed three times for 47 yards, including a long of 27 yards ... had 14 kick returns for 237 yards ... had six receptions for 94 yards and two touchdowns at Texas ... scored on a 54-yard reception against the Longhorns, ISU's longest scoring play and longest pass play of the season ... had even receptions and tallied a then career-best 120 yards against Baylor ... made seven catches for 40 yards against TCU.

2021
Recorded one of the best rookie seasons by a wide receiver in Cyclone history … played in 13 games, earning three starts … recorded 39 receptions for 269 yards … his 39 catches ties for third and 269 receiving yards is ninth, respectively, on ISU’s freshman record lists … was also ISU’s primary kickoff and punt returner … averaged 26.0 yards on 11 kickoff returns, the eighth-best single-season total in school history … tallied five 30+ yard returns, including a career-long 39-yarder vs. TCU … averaged 6.1 yards on 15 punt returns … tallied five catches for 48 yards vs. Kansas State … posted five receptions for a career-high 65 yards, including a career-long 43-yarder, vs. Texas Tech … tallied a career-high seven catches for 32 yards vs. Oklahoma … led the Cyclones vs. Clemson in the Cheez-It Bowl with four receptions for 54 yards.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Kansas State among others … three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals … the No. 8 player in Missouri and the 87^th-best wide receiver nationally by 247Sports … named to Sports Illustrated’s 2020 preseason All-America watch list … four-year letterwinner … all-state selection as a senior … three-time all-conference and all-district pick … tallied 68 receptions for 1,005 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior … as a junior, posted 42 catches for 769 yards and nine touchdowns … also rushed for 251 yards and three scores … posted 1,200 all-purpose yards in 2019 with 141 kickoff return yards and 59 punt return yards … also lettered in track & field as an all-conference high jumper and sprinter … coached by Josh Hood.

Personal
Communication studies major.