Is Jaylin Noel playing this week?
No injury designationJaylin Noel has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:46 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
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Age
24
Height
5'11"
Weight
200 lb
College
Iowa State
Experience
1 season
Draft
2025 · Pick #79 (HOU)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 58.1?
Noel's grade of 57.8 comes from strong per-play value on limited work, but only 9 targets in one graded game means a couple of plays swing things heavily. His efficiency stood out even though he barely factored into Houston's passing plan.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per target of +0.428 was well above average, 36th of 89 WRs
- 35-yard catch-and-run vs BUF in Q2 gained +2.4 expected points
- 31-yard grab vs CIN in Q4 added +1.9 expected points
Holding it back
- Three incomplete targets vs CIN cost expected points, including a -0.9 play in Q3
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.458
Success rate
44%
WPA (sum)
0.17
Opponent adj.
-0.031
Plays graded
9
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 2 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.