Start Carnell Tate or Devaughn Vele? Week 4

Our Week 4 call

Start Carnell Tate over Devaughn Vele in Week 4.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 10.1 points and Devaughn Vele at 9.9, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Carnell Tate at 43.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (17, 13 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Devaughn Vele at 44.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 16 market sources).

That puts Carnell Tate 0.2 points ahead of Devaughn Vele on the market projections.

Injury status

Carnell Tate was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Devaughn Vele was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Usage before Week 4

Through Week 3, Carnell Tate played 84 percent of TEN snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 39 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 1 against NYJ: 44 of 50 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 38 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 2 against PHI: 40 of 53 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 3 against NYG: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Through Week 3, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 9 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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

How Week 4 went

Carnell Tate scored 21.5 PPR points and Devaughn Vele scored 17.4.

The call was right: Carnell Tate outscored Devaughn Vele by 4.1.

Carnell Tate finished 11.4 points above the 10.1 the market projected.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards, 21.5 PPR points.

Carnell Tate finished as the week's WR11 in PPR scoring.

Devaughn Vele finished 7.5 points above the 9.9 the market projected.

Devaughn Vele, Week 4 against ATL: 66 of 74 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.4 PPR points.

Devaughn Vele finished as the week's WR15 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 4 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over AJ Barner.
• Start Carnell Tate over Brenton Strange.
• Start Carnell Tate over Cade Otton.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Chris Olave over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Courtland Sutton.