Start Devaughn Vele or Keenan Allen? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Keenan Allen in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Devaughn Vele at 10.5 points and Keenan Allen at 8.8, a gap of 1.7.

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 has Devaughn Vele at 43.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (9, 7 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Keenan Allen, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Keenan Allen at 38.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (6, 5 and 6 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 1.7 points ahead of Keenan Allen on the market projections.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen 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, Keenan Allen played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 1 against BAL: 36 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 32 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 2 against KC: 33 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 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, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Christian Watson over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.
• Start Keenan Allen over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Keenan Allen over Courtland Sutton.