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Trade Denzel Boston for Devaughn Vele? Close to even, 15 to 8.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Denzel Boston is 15 and Devaughn Vele is 8, a 7 point edge to Boston that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Boston rates 10.5 market points a game with 11 games left, Vele 9.8 with 11. On usage, Boston has drawn 19 percent of CLE targets; Vele has drawn 18 percent of NO targets. Boston hosts BAL in Week 6 (7th most 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.

Denzel Boston 158 Devaughn Vele

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Denzel Boston

WR27CLE

15

value, #66

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
11
Bye
11
Denzel Boston weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
10.58.110.5

Devaughn Vele

WR29NO

8

value, #73

Pts/game
9.8
Games left
11
Bye
8
Devaughn Vele weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
10.9not priced8.7

Where the values come from

Boston is the 27th receiver on the chart and 66th overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.4 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 15.

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 Denzel Boston at 10.5 in Week 3, 8.1 in Week 4 and 10.5 in Week 5, a median of 10.5 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

Denzel Boston has scored 69.0 PPR points in 5 games, 13.8 a game, 3.3 a game more than the 10.5 the market prices him at from here.

Week 1 vs JAX: 13.9 points (WR24 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs TB: 20.5 points (WR12 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 95 yards, 1 touchdown, 93 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CAR: 8.1 points (WR52 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 41 yards, 89 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs PIT: 12.9 points (WR30 that week), 4 of 7 targets for 89 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYJ: 13.6 points (WR20 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 46 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, Denzel Boston has averaged 5.5 targets and 3.3 catches for 71 yards a game on 92 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against PIT he had 7 targets on 95 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. Denzel Boston has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Devaughn Vele has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.

BAL, Boston's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 37.9 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 7th most 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.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Denzel Boston for Devaughn Vele?

    It is close to even: Denzel Boston is 15 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, Denzel Boston or Devaughn Vele?

    Denzel Boston, 15 to 8. He rates 10.5 market points a game over 11 games left, against 9.8 over 11 for Devaughn Vele, 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