Start Devaughn Vele or Jalen Coker? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Jalen Coker over Devaughn Vele

Start

Jalen Coker

WR · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 12.0; recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR: 32.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 6
Target share: 24%; Through Week 6

Sit

Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 10.3; fantasy pts
PIT D vs WR: 28.6; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 6
Target share: 19%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Jalen Coker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Devaughn Vele 104 (10.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jalen Coker over Devaughn Vele.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jalen Coker over Devaughn Vele in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jalen Coker at 12.0 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.3, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Jalen Coker this week yet, so his 12.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (11.8 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jalen Coker at ADP 126 and Devaughn Vele at 213.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jalen Coker yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.3 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 (13, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 1.7 points ahead of Devaughn Vele on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalen Coker and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 146 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TB.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 12 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.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

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 Devaughn Vele for Jalen Coker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Coker projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Devaughn Vele 104 (10.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jalen Coker over Devaughn Vele.
Should I drop Jalen Coker for Devaughn Vele?
No. Keep Jalen Coker: he projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 11 games), Devaughn Vele 104 (10.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jalen Coker over Devaughn Vele.