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Start Xavier Worthy or Devaughn Vele? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:26 AM ET.

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  • : Xavier Worthy: Listed Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Devaughn Vele over Xavier Worthy

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Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs CAR

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR
29.8
13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
54 of 100 at WR
Snap share
92%
Through Week 9
Target share
18%
Through Week 9
Sit

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at ATL · Out

Market projects
9.3
recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR
30.1
15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
83%
Through Week 9
Target share
19%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Devaughn Vele?

Not on these numbers alone. Xavier Worthy projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games) and Devaughn Vele 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Devaughn Vele over Xavier Worthy. Xavier Worthy is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Devaughn Vele over Xavier Worthy in Week 10.

Xavier Worthy is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Devaughn Vele. Drafters take Devaughn Vele at ADP 213 and Xavier Worthy at 109.

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 Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 11.4, 8.0 and 8.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Devaughn Vele 0.3 points ahead of Xavier Worthy 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.

Xavier Worthy and KC visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 30.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against ATL.

By points allowed to the position, Xavier Worthy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Devaughn Vele is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

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, Xavier Worthy played 83 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Xavier Worthy, Week 6 against LAC: 51 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 73 yards.

Xavier Worthy, Week 7 against SEA: 46 of 53 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 11 yards.

Xavier Worthy, Week 8 against DEN: 65 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 13 yards.

Xavier Worthy, Week 9 against NYJ: 49 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 48 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, Xavier Worthy played 14 games for KC and scored 109.9 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR59.

He caught 42 of 73 targets for 532 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets and 339 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Devaughn Vele?

    Not on these numbers alone. Xavier Worthy projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games) and Devaughn Vele 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Devaughn Vele over Xavier Worthy. Xavier Worthy is listed out.

  • Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Xavier Worthy?

    Not on these numbers alone. Devaughn Vele projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games) and Xavier Worthy 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Devaughn Vele over Xavier Worthy. Xavier Worthy is listed out.

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