Start Courtland Sutton or Devaughn Vele? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Courtland Sutton in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Devaughn Vele at 10.6 points and Courtland Sutton at 8.4, a gap of 2.1.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.6 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Devaughn Vele at 43.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (7, 5 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Courtland Sutton at 31.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 2.1 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on the market projections.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Through Week 5, Courtland Sutton played 78 percent of DEN snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Courtland Sutton, Week 2 against JAX: 45 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 3 against LAR: 58 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 4 against SF: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 5 against LAC: 50 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Courtland Sutton played 17 games for DEN and scored 219.7 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR13.

He caught 74 of 124 targets for 1017 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 795 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Christian Watson over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Cooper Kupp.
• Start George Pickens over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Christian Watson over Courtland Sutton.