Start Devaughn Vele or Courtland Sutton? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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

Start Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele

Sutton projects lower, 9.2 to 10.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 213 for Vele.

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 37.0; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Sit

Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 10.3; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 27.3; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 6
Target share: 19%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Devaughn Vele?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.2 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.3, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Courtland Sutton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 60 against 213, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Courtland Sutton this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.0 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Devaughn Vele this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.4 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Devaughn Vele yet. His market-based projections were 11.4 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Courtland Sutton yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 9.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Devaughn Vele 1.1 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

PIT allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against ARI.

By points allowed to the position, Courtland Sutton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton 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: 6 targets and 3 catches for 42 yards.

Through Week 6, Courtland Sutton played 78 percent of DEN snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Courtland Sutton, Week 6 against SEA: 46 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 19 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, 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 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 Courtland Sutton for Devaughn Vele?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Courtland Sutton?
No. Keep Devaughn Vele: he projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele.