Start Devaughn Vele or Emeka Egbuka? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Egbuka projects lower, 7.9 to 10.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 36 for Egbuka, 213 for Vele.

Start

Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.9; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 28.4; 9th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Sit

Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 10.3; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 27.3; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 6
Target share: 19%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Devaughn Vele?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Emeka Egbuka 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Devaughn Vele in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 7.9 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.3, a gap of 2.4. Emeka Egbuka still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 36 against 213, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 7.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.9 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Devaughn Vele this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.4 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Devaughn Vele yet. His market-based projections were 11.4 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 6.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Devaughn Vele 2.4 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Devaughn Vele and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Emeka Egbuka and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Emeka Egbuka has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Emeka Egbuka 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: 6 targets and 3 catches for 42 yards.

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 85 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 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, 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 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 Emeka Egbuka for Devaughn Vele?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Emeka Egbuka 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Emeka Egbuka?
No. Keep Devaughn Vele: he projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Emeka Egbuka 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Devaughn Vele.