Texans Place Jaylin Noel On IR; WR Not Expected Back This Season

The Texans’ injury issues at wide receiver persist. Weeks after the team placed Jayden Higgins on IR with an ACL tear , its other 2025 Iowa State receiver draftee — Jaylin Noel — joins him on IR. Houston placed Noel on IR due to a turf toe injury, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson reports . Noel would be eligible to return after four missed games, but the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Alexander adds no return from IR is expected this season. The Texans claimed running back Emari Demercado off waivers from the Cowboys to fill Noel’s roster spot, Wilson tweets .