About Jaylin Noel

Jaylin Noel (born September 4, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life
Noel was born on September 4, 2002 in Kansas City, Kansas. He started playing football in the second grade, where he was a quarterback, before making the switch to wide receiver two years later. He continued playing throughout middle school, afterwards, his mother, Deidre Cash, moved them to the Missouri side of Kansas City so Noel could play at Park Hill High School, a request she fulfilled after Noel begged her to do so. Noel attended Park Hill alongside fellow future NFL receiver Ronnie Bell in Kansas City, Missouri. As a junior, he recorded 42 receptions for 769 yards and nine touchdowns. A three-star recruit, Noel committed to play college football at Iowa State University, over offers from Nebraska, Kansas State, and Wisconsin.