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Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Devaughn Vele? Week 10

Updated Nov 11, 1:41 AM ET.

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  • : Deebo Samuel Sr.: Questionable to Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Devaughn Vele over Deebo Samuel Sr.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out, so Devaughn Vele starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs CAR

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR
29.8
13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
57 of 100 at WR
Snap share
92%
Through Week 9
Target share
18%
Through Week 9
Sit

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR · SF · at DAL · Out

Market projects
10.1
fantasy pts
DAL D vs WR
35.6
7th most to WRs (2026)

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Devaughn Vele?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Devaughn Vele over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 10.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Devaughn Vele. Drafters take Devaughn Vele at ADP 213 and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 118.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Deebo Samuel Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Deebo Samuel Sr. is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Devaughn Vele yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 8.9 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Deebo Samuel Sr. 0.5 points ahead of Devaughn Vele on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 164 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Devaughn Vele and NO host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Devaughn Vele played 92 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 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.

Devaughn Vele, Week 7 against PIT: 51 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Devaughn Vele, Week 9 against CLE: 70 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games for WAS and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.

He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 261 air yards.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 4.1 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 36 of 44 snaps, 2 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 68 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 44 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

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 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Devaughn Vele?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Devaughn Vele over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

  • Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Deebo Samuel Sr.?

    No. Keep Devaughn Vele: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Devaughn Vele over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

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