Start Devaughn Vele or Emeka Egbuka? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Emeka Egbuka in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Devaughn Vele at 8.7 points and Emeka Egbuka at 7.8, a gap of 0.9. 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 8.7 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Devaughn Vele at 36.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (14, 9 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.8 fantasy points for Emeka Egbuka, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Emeka Egbuka at 34.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (17, 16 and 17 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 0.9 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka on the market projections.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Devaughn Vele, Week 1 against DET: 82 of 90 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards, 1 touchdown.

Devaughn Vele, Week 2 against BAL: 65 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Emeka Egbuka played 84 percent of TB snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 1 against CIN: 49 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 2 against CLE: 56 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for -3 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 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, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

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