Start Devaughn Vele or Kalif Raymond? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Kalif Raymond in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Devaughn Vele at 10.6 points and Kalif Raymond at 6.5, a gap of 4.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.6 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Devaughn Vele at 43.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (8, 6 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.5 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kalif Raymond at 22.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (8, 8 and 10 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 4.0 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on the market projections.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Kalif Raymond 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, Kalif Raymond played 62 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 2 against MIN: 46 of 74 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 40 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 3 against PHI: 54 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 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, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Christian Watson over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Kalif Raymond over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Kalif Raymond over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Kalif Raymond.