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Jaylin Noel or Darren Waller

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Jaylin Noel

Jaylin Noel

WR • Houston Texans HOU
Darren Waller

Darren Waller

TE • Carolina Panthers CAR
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Noel over Waller

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Noel ... 25%

BOTH ... 25%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 8.5
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.7 39.3 0.2 8.5
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Outlook Jaylin Noel

Jaylin Noel vs. Giants — Explosive Playmaker Gaining Momentum

Jaylin Noel has surged onto fantasy radars after compiling 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns on nine catches over his past two games. Despite sharing slot snaps behind Tank Dell—who is questionable with a knee injury—and working alongside new arrival Marvin Harrison Jr., Noel has maximized his opportunities, highlighted by an explosive 4.86 yards per route run in Week 6.

Fantasy managers have taken notice, driving Noel's roster rate to 45%. Houston enters as heavy home favorites against New York, which could limit overall passing volume in the second half. Our projections peg him for around 39 receiving yards and roughly 6 to 8 fantasy points, making him a high-upside flex dart throw if Dell is sidelined, or a bench stash otherwise.


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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Waller over Noel

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Waller ... 25%

BOTH ... 25%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.6
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.4 25.7 0.3 6.6
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Outlook Darren Waller

Darren Waller vs. Buccaneers — Low-Volume Option Dependent on Red-Zone Looks

Darren Waller is healthy heading into Sunday but continues to operate as the secondary option behind Tommy Tremble on Carolina's tight end depth chart. After drawing just two targets without a catch in his last contest, the 34-year-old veteran's route share and volume have receded following his two-touchdown performance earlier in the season.

With fantasy managers actively starting him in only 3% of leagues, confidence has fallen sharply over the past month. Our weekly projection pegs Waller for roughly 2.4 receptions and 25 yards (6.5 fantasy points) against Tampa Bay, leaving him as a touchdown-reliant dart throw who belongs on the bench in standard leagues.


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Performance Jaylin Noel
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
410726.8501
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
914816.4502
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Darren Waller
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jaylin Noel
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Darren Waller
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jaylin Noel
OWN
45%
+36.94 compared to last week
START
17%
+15.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Darren Waller
OWN
13%
-8.34 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-2.68 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jaylin Noel
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darren Waller
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jaylin Noel

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 39th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 48.00 total points (8.00 avg).
  • Currently 67.86 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.5 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among WR.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 334 and 19.65 YPC and is currently ranked 22nd among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 39th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 6 in rush attempts with 4 (0.67 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among WR.
  • Top 6 in rush yards with 26 (4.33 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among WR.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +12, Rec Yards: +312 Rec TDs: +1,
  • Big play ability! If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 500, REC TDS: 6
Breakdown Darren Waller

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 26.80 total points (5.36 avg).
  • Currently 43.5 points behind the leader: Isaiah Likely
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.4.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 31st among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 29th among TE.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 23rd among TE.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 148 and 11.38 YPC and is currently ranked 28th among TE.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 19th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +31 Rec TDs: -2,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jaylin Noel

No Injury Reported

Injury Darren Waller

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jaylin Noel

Week 7
Houston Texans VS New York Giants

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.33334.1796813.22
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 35.00 total points (5.83 avg).
  • Currently 24 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 9 (1.50 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in rush defense with 813 (135.50 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 1192 (198.67 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 6 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 23.33 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.17 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -52.66, Turnovers: +4 Sacks: -5, INTs: +2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -0.67,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 11, TDS: 4, PA/G: 27.4, YDS/G: 382
Matchups Darren Waller

Week 7
Carolina Panthers VS Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.00313.17861113.83
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 35.00 total points (5.83 avg).
  • Currently 24 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 313.17 per game and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 453 (75.50 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 20th in pass defense with 1426 (237.67 per game).
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 6 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 20 in points against with 23.00 per game and currently ranked 19th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.17 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +57.04, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -7, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -1.63,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.7, YDS/G: 358.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jaylin Noel
11.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darren Waller
4.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jaylin Noel
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 HOU 15 37 27 296 11.0 2 7 17 2.4 0
2026 HOU 6 21 17 334 19.6 2 4 26 6.5 0
ON PACE 17 60 48 946 19.6 6 11 74 6.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 19 14 148 11 1 4 9 2.4 0
Totals 22 59 44 630 14.3 4 11 43 3.9 0
Career Darren Waller
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2015 BAL 3 6 2 18 9.0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 BAL 8 17 10 85 8.5 2 0 0 0 0
2018 OAK 3 6 6 75 12.5 0 1 21 21 0
2019 OAK 16 117 90 1146 12.7 3 2 5 2.5 0
2020 LV 16 145 107 1196 11.2 9 0 0 0 0
2021 LV 11 93 55 665 12.1 2 0 0 0 0
2022 LV 8 43 28 388 13.9 3 0 0 0 0
2023 NYG 12 74 52 552 10.6 1 0 0 0 0
2025 MIA 8 34 24 283 11.8 6 1 4 4 0
2026 CAR 5 21 13 148 11.4 2 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 17 71 44 503 11.4 7 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 7 36 25 278 11 2 0 1 4 0
Totals 90 556 387 4556 11.8 28 4 30 7.5 0
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