Start Devaughn Vele or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Devaughn Vele at 10.2 points and Dontayvion Wicks at 8.5, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Dontayvion Wicks this week yet, so his 8.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (9.7, 9.1 and 6.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Devaughn Vele at ADP 213 and Dontayvion Wicks at 193.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.2 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, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Dontayvion Wicks yet. His market-based projections were 9.7, 9.1 and 6.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Dontayvion Wicks is 0.2 touchdowns (11 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 1.7 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks on these 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.

Dontayvion Wicks and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Dontayvion Wicks has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Dontayvion Wicks is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

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, Dontayvion Wicks played 79 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 3 against CHI: 44 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 4 against LAR: 56 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 5 against JAX: 52 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 6 against CAR: 40 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 24 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, Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games for GB and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 265 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Christian Watson over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Carnell Tate over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start Christian Watson over Dontayvion Wicks.