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Trade Devaughn Vele for Jameson Williams? Yes, Williams is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. Jameson Williams is worth 24 rest of season and Devaughn Vele 12, so the side getting Williams gains 12. Vele rates 10.4 market points a game with 10 games left, Williams 11.4 with 11. On usage, Vele has drawn 19 percent of NO targets; Williams has drawn 15 percent of DET targets. Vele hosts PIT in Week 7 (6th fewest points allowed to WRs); Williams hosts GB in Week 7 (13th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Jameson Williams wins by 12.

Devaughn Vele 1224 Jameson Williams

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12

value, #68

Pts/game
10.4
Games left
10
Bye
8
Devaughn Vele weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
10.9no projection8.710.610.2

24

value, #53

Pts/game
11.4
Games left
11
Bye
6
Jameson Williams weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.410.911.3no projection11.4

Where the values come from

Vele is the 30th receiver on the chart and 68th overall. His 10.4 a game is 1.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 12.

Williams is the 24th receiver on the chart and 53rd overall. His 11.4 a game is 2.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 24.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Devaughn Vele at 10.9 in Week 3, 8.7 in Week 5, 10.6 in Week 6 and 10.2 in Week 7, a median of 10.4 points a game, down 0.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Jameson Williams at 11.4 in Week 3, 10.9 in Week 4, 11.3 in Week 5 and 11.4 in Week 7, a median of 11.4 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

Devaughn Vele has scored 69.4 PPR points in 6 games, 11.6 a game, 1.2 a game more than the 10.4 he is projected for 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 (WR53 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 26 yards, 96 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NYG: 7.2 points (WR48 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 42 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Jameson Williams has scored 57.6 PPR points in 5 games, 11.5 a game, level with the 11.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR12 with 219.9 PPR points in 17 games, 12.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 8.5 points (WR45 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 45 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 5.3 points (WR71 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 33 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 8.9 points (WR47 that week), 4 of 4 targets for 49 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 16.2 points (WR19 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 102 yards, 99 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 18.7 points (WR15 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns, 89 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Devaughn Vele has averaged 7.2 targets and 4.7 catches for 49 yards a game on 91 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 6 against NYG he had 6 targets on 92 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 5, Jameson Williams has averaged 5.8 targets and 3.6 catches for 55 yards a game on 90 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 4 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 5 against ARI he had 4 targets on 89 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Devaughn Vele has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Jameson Williams has 11 games with no bye left.

PIT, Vele's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 28.6 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest to WRs of 32.

GB, Williams's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 33.0 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Devaughn Vele would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Denzel Boston, valued at 13. Two players for Williams also costs that side a roster spot.

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The full Week 7 trade value chart

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Devaughn Vele for Jameson Williams?

    Yes on value: Jameson Williams is worth 24 and Devaughn Vele 12, a gain of 12. If Devaughn Vele starts for you and Jameson Williams would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Devaughn Vele or Jameson Williams?

    Jameson Williams, 24 to 12. He rates 11.4 market points a game over 11 games left, against 10.4 over 10 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, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number