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Devaughn Vele or Tyquan Thornton

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Devaughn Vele

Devaughn Vele

WR • New Orleans Saints NO
Tyquan Thornton

Tyquan Thornton

WR • Kansas City Chiefs KC
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Vele over Thornton

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Devaughn Vele

Devaughn Vele vs. Raiders — Reliable Slot Volume Keeps Him in the Flex Conversation

Operating as New Orleans' starting slot receiver, Vele has quickly established reliable trust in the passing attack. Through the first two games of the season, he has converted 16 targets into 12 receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown, taking full advantage of expanded opportunities while teammate Jordyn Tyson remains sidelined.

That steady target share has caused his roster rate to surge to 80% heading into Sunday's home matchup against Las Vegas. Our weekly projection expects another active outing with 10.5 fantasy points on 6 targets and 4 receptions for 45 yards, making him a dependable PPR flex option.

Updated 10 hrs ago

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Owners starting Thornton over Vele

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Devaughn Vele
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
56412.8290
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1213311.1311
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Tyquan Thornton
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
48621.5450
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
48621.5450
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Devaughn Vele
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Tyquan Thornton
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Devaughn Vele
OWN
81%
+30.35 compared to last week
START
28%
+22.98 compared to last week
OWN/START Tyquan Thornton
OWN
 
2%
+0.8 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.31 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Devaughn Vele
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tyquan Thornton
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Devaughn Vele

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 19.30 total points (9.65 avg).
  • Currently 32.4 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 10 in receptions and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 13th among WR.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 24th among WR.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 133 and 11.08 YPC and is currently ranked 20th among WR.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 22nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 90th among WR.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 61st among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +10, Rec Yards: +117 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 50, REC YDS: 525, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown Tyquan Thornton

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 51st with 8.60 total points (4.30 avg).
  • Currently 43.1 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 80th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 94th among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 86 and 21.50 YPC and is currently ranked 40th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: -14 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Big play ability! If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 25, REC YDS: 425, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Devaughn Vele

No Injury Reported

Injury Tyquan Thornton

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Devaughn Vele

Week 3
New Orleans Saints VS Las Vegas Raiders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
13.50306.5053803.70
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 23.00 total points (11.50 avg).
  • Currently 6 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 306.50 per game and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 2 in turnovers with 5 (2.50 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 15th in rush defense with 201 (100.50 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 412 (206.00 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 4 in sacks with 8 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 3 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 13.50 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 15th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -28.5, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: +2, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -3,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 39, INT: 11, TDS: 2, PA/G: 27, YDS/G: 337.7
Matchups Tyquan Thornton

Week 3
Kansas City Chiefs @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
31.00336.0022003.39
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 29 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 225 (112.50 per game).
  • Ranked 18th in pass defense with 447 (223.50 per game).
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 2 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 31.00 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 28th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -54, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -4, INTs: +2, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -2,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 10, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Devaughn Vele
10.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tyquan Thornton
7.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Devaughn Vele
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2024 DEN 13 55 41 475 11.6 3 0 0 0 0
2025 NO 10 46 28 330 11.8 2 0 0 0 0
2026 NO 2 16 12 133 11.1 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 144 108 1197 11.1 9 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 12 52 35 403 11.7 3 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 119 81 938 11.6 6 0 0 0 0
Career Tyquan Thornton
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 NE 12 45 22 247 11.2 2 3 16 5.3 1
2023 NE 9 23 13 91 7.0 0 3 51 17 0
2024 NE 4 8 4 47 11.8 0 0 0 0 0
2025 KC 12 38 19 438 23.1 3 0 0 0 0
2026 KC 2 5 4 86 21.5 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 45 36 774 21.5 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 23 12 192 16 1 1 17 17 0
Totals 39 119 62 909 14.7 5 6 67 11.2 1
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ATL @GB
BAL @DAL
BUF vs LAC
CAR @CLE
CHI vs PHI
CIN @PIT
DEN vs LAR
DET vs NYJ
HOU @IND
JAC vs NE
KC @MIA
LV @NO
MIN @TB
NYG vs TEN
SEA @WAS
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ATH vs LAA 09:40 EDT EST
ATL vs CIN 07:15 EDT EST
BAL vs TOR 06:35 EDT EST
BOS vs CLE 07:10 EDT EST
CHC vs MIA 07:40 EDT EST
CHW @KC 07:40 EDT EST
DET vs WAS 01:10 EDT EST
HOU @SEA 10:10 EDT EST
LAD vs SD 10:10 EDT EST
MIL @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
MIN @SF 03:45 EDT EST
NYM @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST
PIT vs STL 06:40 EDT EST
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