Houston Texans

Jaylin Noel Receptions

Stats updated: Jan 18, 2026 — nightly box scores, not live.

Jaylin Noel has gone over 2.5 REC in 4 of his last 8 decided games (50%), measured against our typical-game line.

Draft: Undrafted
College: Iowa State
Experience: 3 seasons

Line

PrizePicksReceptions · season avg 2.8 REC · our line

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OutJaylin Noel isn't expected to play — the read below describes past games only.

Injury:: Not Specified Finger Not Specified
Est. return:: Aug 13, 2026

Texans general manager Nick Caserio remarked that Noel could be back in a few weeks, though Wilson has reported that the second-year wideout's injury is short-term. It will be encouraging if Wilson is able to get back on the practice field at training camp sooner rather than later, given the opportunity he faces to secure the No. 3 receiver role behind Nico Collins and Jayden Higgins. As long as Noel remains sidelined, Xavier Hutchinson, Lewis Bond and Justin Watson will benefit from increased reps. The same could be true of Tank Dell (knee), who will begin camp limited to side work but will ramp up to full-team reps.

Verdict

vs 2.5 RECReceptions

No readFireFactor 0/100· model 48% over

Hit rate (confidence-adjusted)51neutral

Projection vs line48neutral

Consistency16argues against it

Projection

2.6 REC(×0.96 context)

L5 3.0 · L10 2.8 · med 2.5

Consistency

Variable

floor 1.4 · ceil 4.0

Matchup

defense vs role

Player is Out — no read on this line.Small samples and hot streaks are discounted by a 95% Wilson lower bound (the trust factor), so a thin streak can’t masquerade as an edge.

Last 55 games

60%over

3 over · 2 under

Low confidence95% CI 23%–88%

Last 108 games

50%over

4 over · 4 under

Low confidence95% CI 22%–78%

Last 208 games

50%over

4 over · 4 under

Low confidence95% CI 22%–78%

Season8 games

50%over

4 over · 4 under

Low confidence95% CI 22%–78%

Alternate lines — Receptions (REC)

REC over rate across nearby lines (season) — find where the edge holds or flips. The bar shows the 95% Wilson interval; the dot is the point estimate. Click a line to run the full read at that number.

Over hit rate and 95% Wilson confidence interval at each alternate REC line, season window
Line	Over	O / U
	100%	8/8
	75%	6/8
2.5Current	50%	4/8
	38%	3/8
	13%	1/8
	0%	0/8

Last 8 games — REC per game vs. line 2.5. Warm = over, cool = under.

Situational splits

Over 2.5 REC by situation, each with its own confidence — thin splits read Low, so a small-sample “crushes at home” doesn’t masquerade as an edge.

Home / Away

Home67%2/3Low

Away40%2/5Low

Days since last game

3+ days57%4/7Low

Last matchup — @ LAC

Dec 27, 2025

26thof 32 in REC allowed to wide receivers

LAC allows 3.2 REC per game to wide receivers (rank 1 = allows the most).

Sample: 57 player-games

Tough

The read

Over his last 8 games, Jaylin Noel has gone over 2.5 REC 4 of 8 decided times (50%) — versus 50% across the full season. LAC has been a tough matchup for wide receivers this season, allowing the 26th-most REC of 32 teams (3.2 per game). His game-to-game REC have been highly variable (σ ≈ 1.4), so short streaks can mislead. These are descriptive stats about past games, not predictions or betting advice.

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Hit rate excludes pushes from the denominator. Confidence uses a 95% Wilson interval — a high recent rate on few games still reads as low confidence. Season over rate at this line: 50%.