WR · New Orleans Saints · #14

Devaughn Vele

WR1

College: Utah
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 210 lb
Experience: 3rd season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.46▼ 0.05 vs '25

13th of 44 WRs

Catch rate

68.8%▲ 4.6 vs '25

12th of 44 WRs

Yards / target

7.3▼ 0.3 vs '25

30th of 44 WRs

Target share

18.8%▲ 5.5 vs '25

36th of 44 WRs

Receiving

348 yds+0.46 EPA/TGT

33 rec · 48 tgt · 3 td

Ranks compare against the 44 qualifying wide receivers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+22.1

Rushing0.0

Net+22.1

Best game · Wk 7 vs PIT

5/5

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+8.3

Rec EPA

+1.65

EPA/target

10.8

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 @ DETL	9	7	69	9.9	1	77.8	7.0	+4.9	+0.54	0	0	0
Wk 2 @ BALW	7	5	64	12.8	0	71.4	9.9	+5.4	+0.78	0	0	0
Wk 3 vs LVL	6	3	39	13.0	0	50.0	15.7	−0.1	−0.02	0	0	0
Wk 4 vs ATLL	9	6	54	9.0	1	66.7	10.0	+4.0	+0.44	0	0	0
Wk 5 vs MINL	6	4	26	6.5	0	66.7	6.5	+0.3	+0.06	0	0	0
Wk 6 @ NYGW	6	3	42	14.0	0	50.0	14.7	−0.6	−0.10	0	0	0
Wk 7 vs PITL	5	5	54	10.8	1	100.0	6.6	+8.3	+1.65	0	0	0
Season	48	33	348	10.5	3	68.8	9.9	+22.1	+0.46	0	0	0

How he compares

2026 wide receivers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2024 with DEN/NO

$4.1Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $1M
Guaranteed: $104K 3%
2026 cap hit: $1.1M 0.3% of the cap
Signed: 2024
Runs through: 2027

2024

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 3 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	7	+22.1	48	33	348	3	68.8	10.5	7.3	18.8	+0.46	0	0	0
2025	13	+16.8	39	25	293	2	64.1	11.7	7.5	13.3	+0.51	0	0	0
2024	13	+35.1	55	41	475	3	74.5	11.6	8.6	12.6	+0.64	0	0	0
Career	33	+74.0	142	99	1,116	8	69.7	11.3	7.9	14.3	+0.54	0	0	0