Trade Devaughn Vele for J.K. Dobbins? Close to even, 8 to 15.
Close to even. On rest-of-season value Devaughn Vele is 8 and J.K. Dobbins is 15, a 7 point edge to Dobbins 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, Dobbins 9.3 with 11. On usage, Vele has drawn 18 percent of NO targets; Dobbins has 53 percent of DEN carries and 3 percent of its targets. Vele is at NYG in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to WRs); Dobbins hosts SEA in Week 6 (15th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

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- Pts/game
- 9.8
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 10.9 | not priced | 8.7 |
- Pts/game
- 9.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 10.5 | 9.3 |
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.
Dobbins is the 28th running back on the chart and 67th overall. His 9.3 a game is 1.4 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 15.
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 J.K. Dobbins at 4.1 in Week 3, 10.5 in Week 4 and 9.3 in Week 5, a median of 9.3 points a game, up 5.2 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.
J.K. Dobbins has scored 36.1 PPR points in 5 games, 7.2 a game, 2.1 a game less than the 9.3 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished RB43 with 115.9 PPR points in 10 games, 11.6 a game.
Week 1 vs KC: 3.6 points (RB53 that week), 36 rushing yards on 8 carries, 43 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs JAX: 3.6 points (RB51 that week), 36 rushing yards on 10 carries, 34 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs LAR: 6.3 points (RB39 that week), 49 rushing yards on 17 carries, 1 of 2 targets for 4 yards, 49 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs SF: 7.2 points (RB38 that week), 40 rushing yards on 11 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 12 yards, 32 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs LAC: 15.4 points (RB13 that week), 68 rushing yards on 18 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, J.K. Dobbins has averaged 11.5 carries for 40 yards and 1.0 targets and 0.8 catches for 4 yards a game on 40 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 21 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.
In Week 4 against SF he had 11 carries and 2 targets on 32 percent of the snaps.
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; J.K. Dobbins has 11 games with his bye in Week 10.
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.
SEA, Dobbins's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 15th most to RBs of 32.
Other trades for Devaughn Vele and J.K. Dobbins

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
J.K. Dobbins for Omarion Hampton15 vs 26
J.K. Dobbins for Sam LaPorta15 vs 25
Jameson Williams for J.K. Dobbins24 vs 15
J.K. Dobbins for Luther Burden III15 vs 24
DJ Moore for J.K. Dobbins22 vs 15
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Devaughn Vele for J.K. Dobbins?
It is close to even: Devaughn Vele is 8 and J.K. Dobbins is 15 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 J.K. Dobbins?
J.K. Dobbins, 15 to 8. He rates 9.3 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