Start Devaughn Vele or Wan'Dale Robinson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Devaughn Vele in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.8 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.4, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Wan'Dale Robinson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 88 against 213, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.4 fantasy points for Devaughn Vele, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Devaughn Vele is 44 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.8 fantasy points for Wan'Dale Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Wan'Dale Robinson is 40 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 0.6 points ahead of Wan'Dale Robinson on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Devaughn Vele and NO visit NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 30.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 139 yards and a touchdown a game against NYG.

Wan'Dale Robinson and TEN visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Wan'Dale Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Wan'Dale Robinson 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, Wan'Dale Robinson played 68 percent of TEN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 2 against PHI: 28 of 53 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 3 against NYG: 38 of 60 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 4 against BAL: 43 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 5 against HOU: 47 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 6 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, Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games for NYG and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 628 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start A.J. Brown over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Carnell Tate over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Wan'Dale Robinson.
• Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Chris Godwin Jr..