Start Devaughn Vele or Khalil Shakir? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Devaughn Vele in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 9.5 points and Devaughn Vele at 9.6, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Khalil Shakir still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 103 against 213, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Khalil Shakir this week yet, so his 9.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (9.8 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Devaughn Vele this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (10.3 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Devaughn Vele yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 8.9 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Khalil Shakir yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 9.2 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 9.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 0.1 points ahead of Khalil Shakir on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

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

CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 28.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

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

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Devaughn Vele played 92 percent of NO snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Devaughn Vele, Week 9 against CLE: 70 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Through Week 9, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 5 against LAR: 44 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 80 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 6 against LV: 41 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 1 touchdown.

Khalil Shakir, Week 8 against BAL: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 9 against MIN: 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 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, Khalil Shakir played 16 games for BUF and scored 166.4 PPR points, 10.4 a game, finishing WR36.

He caught 72 of 95 targets for 719 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 178 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Devaughn Vele over DeMario Douglas.
• Start Denzel Boston over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Khalil Shakir over DeMario Douglas.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.