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Start Denzel Boston or Devaughn Vele? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start Denzel Boston over Devaughn Vele

Boston projects lower, 10.3 to 10.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 143 for Boston, 213 for Vele.

Start

Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at NO

Market projects
10.3
recent weeks avg
NO D vs WR
29.8
11th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
91%
Through Week 8
Target share
21%
Through Week 8
Sit

Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
10.4
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR
31.8
14th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
91%
Through Week 7
Target share
18%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Denzel Boston for Devaughn Vele?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Denzel Boston over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Denzel Boston over Devaughn Vele in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Denzel Boston at 10.3 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.4, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Denzel Boston still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 143 against 213, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.6, 10.5 and 9.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Devaughn Vele this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (10.4 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Devaughn Vele yet. His market-based projections were 10.4 and 10.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Devaughn Vele is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 10.5 and 9.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 0.1 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

CLE allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CLE.

Denzel Boston and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Devaughn Vele has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Through Week 8, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 8 against PIT: 11 targets and 6 catches for 37 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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Denzel Boston for Devaughn Vele?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Denzel Boston over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Denzel Boston?

    No. Keep Devaughn Vele: he projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Denzel Boston over Devaughn Vele.

Week 9 on the board

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