Emeka Egbuka or Devaughn Vele: who should I start in Week 3?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Emeka Egbuka at 11.3 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 82nd highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

The player markets price Devaughn Vele at 10.9 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 16 books. That is the 87th highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Emeka Egbuka: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 60th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 53.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Devaughn Vele: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 66th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Emeka Egbuka has been on the field for 86 percent of TB snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 14 third down targets, had 1 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 2 of its 8 two minute targets.

His 11 targets have averaged 14.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against CIN he caught 5 of 6 targets for 63 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against CLE he carried 1 time for -3 yards, caught 3 of 5 targets for 16 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 2, Devaughn Vele has been on the field for 93 percent of NO snaps, drawn 19 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 19 third down targets, had 1 of its 3 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 18 two minute targets.

His 16 targets have averaged 8.3 air yards.

In Week 1 against DET he caught 7 of 9 targets for 69 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Emeka Egbuka played 17 games and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 7.5 targets a game, a 50 percent catch rate and 14.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 78 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.

Emeka Egbuka was available for 4 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Emeka Egbuka scored 11.5 PPR points a game and Devaughn Vele 5.1, 6.4 a game between them.

Emeka Egbuka finished WR23 that year and Devaughn Vele WR95.

Emeka Egbuka had 88 more targets than Devaughn Vele, 127 to 39.

Emeka Egbuka had 645 more receiving yards than Devaughn Vele, 938 to 293.

This season Devaughn Vele holds the bigger snap share, 93 percent against 86 percent.

This season Devaughn Vele holds the bigger target share, 19 percent against 18 percent.

Byes and availability

Emeka Egbuka is off in Week 10 and Devaughn Vele in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.4 points a game is the entire case. The books restate 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 books when it does.