{"id":208633,"date":"2025-01-07T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=208633"},"modified":"2025-01-06T21:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T02:37:13","slug":"2025-nfl-draft-early-scouting-report-jaylin-noel-iowa-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/07\/2025-nfl-draft-early-scouting-report-jaylin-noel-iowa-state\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Draft Early Scouting Report: Jaylin Noel, Iowa State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaylin Noel finished his Iowa State career with his first 1,000-yard campaign and leaves as a true Cyclone legend. Here is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/12\/11\/defensive-nfl-draft-risers-in-2024-conference-championships\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 NFL Draft<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Early <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/05\/2025-nfl-draft-early-scouting-report-logan-brown-kansas\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scouting Report <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and film analysis on him.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Overview, Film Analysis, And Early 2025 Scouting Report Of <\/b><b>Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Measurables:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\u201911\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 lbs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Player Background:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the best players out of Missouri in the class of 2021, Jaylin Noel committed to Iowa State as a <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/jaylin-noel-46085482\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three-star recruit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He flashed his abilities early on, working his way onto the field for 13 games in his freshman season. In said games, he caught 38 passes for 265 yards without reaching the end zone. He became a starter the following year and became much more effective, posting almost 600 yards on 60 grabs with three scores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noel once again increased his playing time and improved his stats in 2023, starting 11 of the Cyclones\u2019 12 games. He set career highs to that point, snagging 66 passes for 820 yards and scoring seven touchdowns. By every metric, his 2024 campaign was the best of his collegiate career, and was a top target alongside Jayden Higgins. He picked up 80 receptions for over 1,100 total yards and scored eight times.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Accolades:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honorable Mention All-Big 12 KR\/PR (2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Team All-Big 12 WR (2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honorable Mention All-Big 12 WR (2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Team All-Big 12 KR\/PR (2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Strengths\/Pros:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noel has a level of fluidity and footwork as both a route runner and ball carrier that few collegiate receivers have. He accelerates off the line quickly, drives through his route cuts, and transitions to a ball carrier smoothly after the catch. His awareness of the sideline is impressive, keeping himself in bounds and maintaining balance and momentum. He makes himself available early and often in the flat, flipping his hips well in any direction and getting vertical fast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He winds up and effortlessly releases his momentum through cuts, using a slingshot-like motion to gain leverage and win matchups. His hands are smart when working away from his body, adapting to the ball\u2019s trajectory and securing grabs. Noel\u2019s shoulder mobility flashes when evading defenders through routes. He contorts himself easily and keeps his movement fluid through multiple compact movements. Despite his smaller stature, he still attempts to sustain blocks and fights through contact.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Weaknesses\/Cons:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of his size, Noel is likely limited to a slot role in the NFL and has struggled with physicality. He gets brought down far too easily as a ball carrier and gets too reliant on his agility to work downfield. His blocking skills are subpar, and his effort is insufficient to overcome frame disadvantages in most situations. He gets moved off his routes frequently when faced with consistent contact and has some issues separating in those instances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noel lacks burner speed and thus has some inconsistency in his downfield effectiveness. He is often unable to simply run past defenders in man coverage. Because of this, he also needs to improve his mid-route alterations when diagnosing coverage. He often runs into covered space and will turn his hips too early, telegraphing some of his routes. He has to find the ball better on intermediate routes and will get into some funks with rough drops.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Potential Team Fits:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans Saints<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>NFL Projection:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaylin Noel gets open and makes it difficult on defenses, full stop. His physical deficiencies and areas for improvement likely limit him from becoming a top option in the NFL, but he should have no problems finding a sizeable role on a team. He moves better than most defenders and functions well before, through, and after the catch. His projected value would be highest in a pass-heavy system with at least one \u201calpha\u201d WR. He has NFL-level abilities, and will produce the most if utilized in an offense that allows him to showcase said skills at a high rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Prospect Grade:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early To Mid 3rd Round<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Film Exposures:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 vs. Iowa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 vs. West Virginia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 vs. Arizona State<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Main Image: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview And Film Analysis Of 2025 NFL Draft Prospect And Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel, A Shifty And Nuanced Slot Receiver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5364,"featured_media":208736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[32605,33035,33034,32950,27083],"class_list":["post-208633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2025-nfl-draft","tag-iowa-state-cyclones","tag-iowa-state-football","tag-jaylin-noel","tag-scouting-report"],"modified_by":"Drew Crabtree","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208633"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208738,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208633\/revisions\/208738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}