Start Devaughn Vele or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 6:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET in Paris, set your lineup before then.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Devaughn Vele

Godwin projects lower, 7.2 to 9.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 82 for Godwin, 213 for Vele.

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.2; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 51 of 100 at WR

Sit

Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 9.3; fantasy pts
PIT D vs WR: 28.6; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 6
Target share: 19%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Devaughn Vele?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

Make this call for your own roster

Sync your league and My Team sets this week's lineup for your actual roster, spot by spot. Free, no account.

Sync my league

Sleeper ESPN Yahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 8am ET: one email with what moved on the board and who is worth a claim.

Free. One a week, one tap to stop.

Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Devaughn Vele in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.2 points and Devaughn Vele at 9.3, a gap of 2.1. Chris Godwin Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 82 against 213, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 7.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.9, 7.6 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Devaughn Vele is 42 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 6.9, 7.6 and 7.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 0.3 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 2.1 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Devaughn Vele and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 28.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Devaughn Vele, Week 5 against MIN: 43 of 45 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards.

Devaughn Vele, Week 6 against NYG: 66 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 42 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.

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Devaughn Vele?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Devaughn Vele: he projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (7.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Devaughn Vele.