Start Devaughn Vele or Wan'Dale Robinson? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Devaughn Vele

Robinson projects lower, 9.0 to 10.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 88 for Robinson, 213 for Vele.

Start

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 9.0; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR: 36.0; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 22%; Through Week 6

Sit

Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 10.3; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 27.3; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 6
Target share: 19%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Devaughn Vele?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 85 (8.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Devaughn Vele in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.0 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.3, a gap of 1.3. 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. No player market is posted for Wan'Dale Robinson this week yet, so his 9.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.8 and 8.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Devaughn Vele this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.4 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Devaughn Vele yet. His market-based projections were 11.4 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Wan'Dale Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 8.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Devaughn Vele 1.3 points ahead of Wan'Dale Robinson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Devaughn Vele and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Wan'Dale Robinson and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 36.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 165 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CLE.

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 7

Through Week 6, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Devaughn Vele, Week 6 against NYG: 6 targets and 3 catches for 42 yards.

Through Week 6, Wan'Dale Robinson played 68 percent of TEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 6 against IND: 7 targets and 3 catches for 22 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Devaughn Vele?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 85 (8.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Wan'Dale Robinson?
No. Keep Devaughn Vele: he projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.6 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 85 (8.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Devaughn Vele.