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Start Jameson Williams or Devaughn Vele? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

Start Jameson Williams over Devaughn Vele

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Jameson Williams

WR · DET · at MIA

Market projects
11.0
recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR
23.8
3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
89%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8
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Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
10.4
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR
31.8
14th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
91%
Through Week 7
Target share
18%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Jameson Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Devaughn Vele 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over Devaughn Vele.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jameson Williams over Devaughn Vele in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.0 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.4, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Devaughn Vele this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (10.4 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jameson Williams at ADP 44 and Devaughn Vele at 213.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Devaughn Vele yet. His market-based projections were 10.4 and 10.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Devaughn Vele is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Jameson Williams 0.7 points ahead of Devaughn Vele on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jameson Williams and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Devaughn Vele and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Devaughn Vele has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jameson Williams played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jameson Williams, Week 7 against GB: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jameson Williams, Week 8 against MIN: 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Devaughn Vele, Week 7 against PIT: 51 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Jameson Williams?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Devaughn Vele 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over Devaughn Vele.

  • Should I drop Jameson Williams for Devaughn Vele?

    No. Keep Jameson Williams: he projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Devaughn Vele 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jameson Williams over Devaughn Vele.

Week 9 on the board

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