Start Devaughn Vele or Tucker Kraft? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Devaughn Vele in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Tucker Kraft at 11.1 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.9, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tucker Kraft's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Tucker Kraft, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Tucker Kraft at 46.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 18 books).

Player prop markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Devaughn Vele at 48.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (16, 11 and 15 books).

That puts Tucker Kraft 0.2 points ahead of Devaughn Vele on the books.

Injury status

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Devaughn Vele played 93 percent of NO snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Devaughn Vele, Week 1 against DET: 82 of 90 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards, 1 touchdown.

Devaughn Vele, Week 2 against BAL: 65 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 64 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.

Devaughn Vele, Week 15 of 2025 against CAR: 38 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 69 yards, 11.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Tucker Kraft over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Denzel Boston.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Tucker Kraft.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Denzel Boston.
• Start George Kittle over Devaughn Vele.