Start Devaughn Vele or Jakobi Meyers? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Jakobi Meyers in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Devaughn Vele at 10.4 points and Jakobi Meyers at 8.3, a gap of 2.1.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.4 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Devaughn Vele is 43 receiving yards and 4-5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (11, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.3 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jakobi Meyers is 35 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (12, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 2.1 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on the market projections.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Devaughn Vele, Week 5 against MIN: 43 of 45 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards.

Through Week 5, Jakobi Meyers played 81 percent of JAX snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 2 against DEN: 53 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 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.

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Christian Watson over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell.
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• Start Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers.