Start Devaughn Vele or DeMario Douglas? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Devaughn Vele over DeMario Douglas

Start

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

Sit

DeMario Douglas

WR · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 8.8; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop DeMario Douglas 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), DeMario Douglas 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Devaughn Vele over DeMario Douglas, 9.3 to 8.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Devaughn Vele over DeMario Douglas in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Devaughn Vele at 9.3 points and DeMario Douglas at 8.8, a gap of 0.5. 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 9.3 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).

Player markets imply 8.8 fantasy points for DeMario Douglas, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 0.5 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on the market 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.

DeMario Douglas and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

DeMario Douglas 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.

Through Week 6, DeMario Douglas played 54 percent of NE snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 3 against JAX: 37 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 38 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 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, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 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 DeMario Douglas 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), DeMario Douglas 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Devaughn Vele over DeMario Douglas, 9.3 to 8.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Devaughn Vele for DeMario Douglas?
No. Keep Devaughn Vele: he projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), DeMario Douglas 77 (7.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Devaughn Vele over DeMario Douglas, 9.3 to 8.8 projected PPR points.