Start Adonai Mitchell or Devaughn Vele? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell in Week 5.

Adonai Mitchell is listed doubtful on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Devaughn Vele.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Adonai Mitchell a 29% chance to score a touchdown (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.7 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Devaughn Vele at 36.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 15 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 0.9 points ahead of Devaughn Vele on the market projections.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is listed as doubtful with a finger injury.

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 2, Adonai Mitchell played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 56 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Through Week 4, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Devaughn Vele, Week 1 against DET: 82 of 90 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards, 1 touchdown.

Devaughn Vele, Week 2 against BAL: 65 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Devaughn Vele, Week 3 against LV: 65 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Devaughn Vele, Week 4 against ATL: 66 of 74 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

In 2025, Devaughn Vele played 13 games for NO 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 and 259 air yards.

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

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Emeka Egbuka.