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Start Jaylen Waddle or Devaughn Vele? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

Start Jaylen Waddle over Devaughn Vele

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Jaylen Waddle

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
10.7
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR
27.7
6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
66%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
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 Jaylen Waddle?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Waddle projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 8 games), Devaughn Vele 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Devaughn Vele.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Devaughn Vele in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Waddle at 10.7 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.4, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle this week yet, so his 10.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.8, 12.0 and 9.3); 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 Jaylen Waddle at ADP 43 and Devaughn Vele at 213.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jaylen Waddle yet. His market-based projections were 10.8, 12.0 and 9.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Waddle is 0.4 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 Jaylen Waddle 0.3 points ahead of Devaughn Vele on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jaylen Waddle and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.

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

Jaylen Waddle is not on the injury report.

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jaylen Waddle played 66 percent of DEN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 6 against SEA: 39 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 7 against ARI: 34 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 8 against KC: 6 targets and 3 catches for 39 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, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Jaylen Waddle?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Waddle projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 8 games), Devaughn Vele 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Devaughn Vele.

  • Should I drop Jaylen Waddle for Devaughn Vele?

    No. Keep Jaylen Waddle: he projects 97 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 8 games), Devaughn Vele 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Devaughn Vele.

Week 9 on the board

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