Start Devaughn Vele or Jalen Coker? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jalen Coker over Devaughn Vele in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jalen Coker at 11.9 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.4, a gap of 1.4. 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 10.5 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Devaughn Vele is 44 receiving yards and 4-5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (12, 9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 56 receiving yards and 4-5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (4, 3 and 6 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 1.4 points ahead of Devaughn Vele on the market projections.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Jalen Coker is listed as questionable with a quadriceps injury.

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 3, Jalen Coker played 64 percent of CAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 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, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Jalen Coker over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Jalen Coker over Carnell Tate.
• Start Jalen Coker over Denzel Boston.