Devaughn Vele is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 5 pts
- WR rank
- #55
- Matchup
- bye
Devaughn Vele's fantasy role in Week 8
Devaughn Vele goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the NO. He is rostered in 62% of leagues and actually started in 12% of them, and we rank him WR55 on our own weekly board at 5 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 1% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The NO are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Devaughn Vele is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at WR.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Devaughn Vele (NO WR), our WR55 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 5.0 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 5 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. 12% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Nothing in the projection defends him — 50% below positional par is a bench line for me. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Devaughn Vele (NO WR), our WR55 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 5.0 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 5 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. 12% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.