Drake London or Devaughn Vele: who should I start in Week 5?

What the player markets price

The player markets price Drake London at 16.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 16 market sources. That is the 23rd highest figure of the 184 players the market prices.

The player markets price Devaughn Vele at 8.7 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 15 market sources. That is the 100th highest figure of the 184 players the market prices.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Drake London: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 14th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Devaughn Vele: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 90th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, Drake London has been on the field for 85 percent of ATL snaps, drawn 27 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 9 of the offence's 26 third down targets, had 0 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 14 two minute targets.

His 25 targets have averaged 8.3 air yards.

In Week 2 against CAR he carried 1 time for -2 yards, caught 4 of 5 targets for 51 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against GB he caught 9 of 10 targets for 194 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against NO he caught 5 of 6 targets for 96 yards and did not score.

Through Week 4, Devaughn Vele has been on the field for 91 percent of NO snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 10 of the offence's 41 third down targets, had 2 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 31 targets have averaged 10.2 air yards.

In Week 2 against BAL he caught 5 of 7 targets for 64 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against LV he caught 3 of 6 targets for 39 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against ATL he caught 6 of 9 targets for 54 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Drake London played 12 games and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 9.3 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 13.5 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Devaughn Vele played 13 games and scored 66.3 PPR points, 5.1 a game, finishing WR95.

He caught 25 of 39 targets for 293 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets.

That came to 3.0 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 11.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Devaughn Vele was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Drake London scored 16.8 PPR points a game and Devaughn Vele 5.1, 11.7 a game between them.

Drake London finished WR19 that year and Devaughn Vele WR95.

Drake London had 73 more targets than Devaughn Vele, 112 to 39.

Drake London had 626 more receiving yards than Devaughn Vele, 919 to 293.

This season Devaughn Vele holds the bigger snap share, 91 percent against 85 percent.

This season Drake London holds the bigger target share, 27 percent against 18 percent.

What would change the answer

8.2 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the market price when it does.