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Trade Devaughn Vele for Drake Maye? Close to even, 8 to 14.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Devaughn Vele is 8 and Drake Maye is 14, a 6 point edge to Maye that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Vele rates 9.8 market points a game with 11 games left, Maye 17.8 with 11. On usage, Vele has drawn 18 percent of NO targets; Maye has thrown 29.3 passes and run 4.8 times a game. Vele is at NYG in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to WRs); Maye hosts NYJ in Week 6 (5th fewest points allowed to QBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

Devaughn Vele 814 Drake Maye

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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

Drake Maye

QB6NE

14

value, #68

Pts/game
17.8
Games left
11
Bye
11
Drake Maye weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
17.717.818.5

Where the values come from

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.

Maye is the 6th quarterback on the chart and 68th overall. His 17.8 a game is 1.3 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 14.

The weekly market prices

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.

The market priced Drake Maye at 17.7 in Week 3, 17.8 in Week 4 and 18.5 in Week 5, a median of 17.8 points a game, up 0.9 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

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.

Drake Maye has scored 94.2 PPR points in 5 games, 18.8 a game, 1.0 a game more than the 17.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished QB2 with 360.0 PPR points in 17 games, 21.2 a game.

Week 1 vs SEA: 12.8 points (QB23 that week), 178 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 47 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PIT: 9.0 points (QB25 that week), 208 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 17 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs JAX: 5.8 points (QB32 that week), 199 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 18 rushing yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BUF: 27.2 points (QB1 that week), 269 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 54 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs LV: 39.5 points (QB1 that week), 374 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 25 rushing yards.

Usage a game this season

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.

Through Week 4, Drake Maye has averaged 29.3 attempts, 214 passing yards and 1.0 touchdown passes a game, with 4.8 runs for 35 yards on 95 percent of the snaps.

In Week 4 against BUF he went 22 of 37 for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Devaughn Vele has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Drake Maye has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.

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.

NYJ, Maye's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 13.7 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 5th fewest to QBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Devaughn Vele for Drake Maye?

    It is close to even: Devaughn Vele is 8 and Drake Maye is 14 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, Devaughn Vele or Drake Maye?

    Drake Maye, 14 to 8. He rates 17.8 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