Trade Devaughn Vele for Juwan Johnson? Close to even, 8 to 1.
Close to even. On rest-of-season value Devaughn Vele is 8 and Juwan Johnson is 1, a 7 point edge to Vele 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, Johnson 9.6 with 11. On usage, Vele has drawn 18 percent of NO targets; Johnson has drawn 16 percent of NO targets. Vele is at NYG in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to WRs); Johnson is at NYG in Week 6 (15th most points allowed to TEs). 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
- 9.6
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.3 |
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.
Johnson is the 12th tight end on the chart and 87th overall. His 9.6 a game is 0.1 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 1.
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 Juwan Johnson at 8.6 in Week 3, 9.6 in Week 4 and 10.3 in Week 5, a median of 9.6 points a game, up 1.6 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.
Juwan Johnson has scored 65.8 PPR points in 5 games, 13.2 a game, 3.6 a game more than the 9.6 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished TE8 with 179.9 PPR points in 17 games, 10.6 a game.
Week 1 vs DET: 14.4 points (TE7 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 54 yards, 1 touchdown, 84 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs BAL: 10.6 points (TE13 that week), 4 of 4 targets for 66 yards, 53 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs LV: 23.3 points (TE5 that week), 8 of 8 targets for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns, 62 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs ATL: 11.9 points (TE11 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 59 yards, 78 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIN: 5.6 points (TE24 that week), 4 of 5 targets for 16 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, Juwan Johnson has averaged 6.8 targets and 5.3 catches for 58 yards a game on 71 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 16 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against ATL he had 8 targets on 78 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; Juwan Johnson has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.
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.
NYG, Johnson's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 15.0 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 15th most to TEs of 32.
Other trades for Devaughn Vele and Juwan Johnson

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
Juwan Johnson for Kyle Monangai1 vs 12
Carnell Tate for Juwan Johnson11 vs 1
Juwan Johnson for Khalil Shakir1 vs 8
Juwan Johnson for Ladd McConkey1 vs 8
Juwan Johnson for Trevor Lawrence1 vs 8
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Devaughn Vele for Juwan Johnson?
It is close to even: Devaughn Vele is 8 and Juwan Johnson is 1 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 Juwan Johnson?
Devaughn Vele, 8 to 1. He rates 9.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 9.6 over 11 for Juwan Johnson, 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