Trade Courtland Sutton for Devaughn Vele? Close to even, 2 to 8.
Close to even. On rest-of-season value Courtland Sutton is 2 and Devaughn Vele is 8, a 6 point edge to Vele that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Sutton rates 9.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Vele 9.8 with 11. On usage, Sutton has drawn 18 percent of DEN targets; Vele has drawn 18 percent of NO targets. Sutton hosts SEA in Week 6 (2nd fewest points allowed to WRs); Vele is at NYG in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

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- Pts/game
- 9.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
- Pts/game
- 9.8
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 10.9 | not priced | 8.7 |
Where the values come from
Sutton is the 34th receiver on the chart and 85th overall. His 9.3 a game is 0.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 2.
Vele is the 29th receiver on the chart and 73rd overall. His 9.8 a game is 0.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 8.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Courtland Sutton at 9.1 in Week 3, 9.4 in Week 4 and 9.3 in Week 5, a median of 9.3 points a game, flat across them.
The market priced Devaughn Vele at 10.9 in Week 3 and 8.7 in Week 5, a median of 9.8 points a game, down 2.2 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Courtland Sutton has scored 27.4 PPR points in 5 games, 5.5 a game, 3.8 a game less than the 9.3 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR13 with 219.7 PPR points in 17 games, 12.9 a game.
Week 1 vs KC: 3.1 points (WR89 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 11 yards, 76 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs JAX: 5.5 points (WR67 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 25 yards, 73 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs LAR: 7.6 points (WR56 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 46 yards, 87 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs SF: 1.4 points (WR101 that week), 1 of 6 targets for 4 yards, 74 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs LAC: 9.8 points (WR34 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.
Devaughn Vele has scored 62.2 PPR points in 5 games, 12.4 a game, 2.6 a game more than the 9.8 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR95 with 66.3 PPR points in 13 games, 5.1 a game.
Week 1 vs DET: 19.9 points (WR10 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 69 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs BAL: 11.4 points (WR29 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 64 yards, 96 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs LV: 6.9 points (WR64 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 39 yards, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs ATL: 17.4 points (WR15 that week), 6 of 9 targets for 54 yards, 1 touchdown, 89 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIN: 6.6 points (WR49 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 26 yards.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Courtland Sutton has averaged 5.5 targets and 2.3 catches for 22 yards a game on 78 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 17 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.
In Week 4 against SF he had 6 targets on 74 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Devaughn Vele has averaged 7.8 targets and 5.3 catches for 57 yards a game on 91 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 14 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against ATL he had 9 targets on 89 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Courtland Sutton has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 10; Devaughn Vele has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.
SEA, Sutton's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 2nd fewest to WRs of 32.
NYG, Vele's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 32.6 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 16th fewest to WRs of 32.
Other trades for Courtland Sutton and Devaughn Vele

Courtland Sutton for Drake Maye2 vs 14
Courtland Sutton for Kyle Monangai2 vs 12
Courtland Sutton for Tucker Kraft2 vs 12
Carnell Tate for Courtland Sutton11 vs 2
Courtland Sutton for Khalil Shakir2 vs 8
Devaughn Vele for Tyler Shough8 vs 19
Devaughn Vele for Patrick Mahomes8 vs 18
Dak Prescott for Devaughn Vele17 vs 8
Devaughn Vele for RJ Harvey8 vs 17
Denzel Boston for Devaughn Vele15 vs 8
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Courtland Sutton for Devaughn Vele?
It is close to even: Courtland Sutton is 2 and Devaughn Vele is 8 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Courtland Sutton or Devaughn Vele?
Devaughn Vele, 8 to 2. He rates 9.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 9.3 over 11 for Courtland Sutton, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.
How are these trade values calculated?
Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number