DeVonta Smith or Devaughn Vele?

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

In week 6, 975 real fantasy leagues had a team with both DeVonta Smith and Devaughn Vele that started one of them. 67% started DeVonta Smith. DeVonta Smith scored 20.5 to Devaughn Vele's 7.2, so the 67% who started him got it right. Week 10: DeVonta Smith is on a bye in week 10; Devaughn Vele faces CAR, which has allowed 31.8 PPR points a game to WRs since week 3 (16th most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 6	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
DeVonta Smith PHI	Bye	67%	17.3	27.7, 12.5, 20.5	29
Devaughn Vele NO	vs CAR 31.8 a game to WRs, 16th most	33%	11.2	7.2, 16.4, 3.7	<1

DeVonta Smith has outscored Devaughn Vele in 3 of 4 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: DeVonta Smith 29, Devaughn Vele under 1.

Every week managers chose between them

Week by week

A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR. Matchup: the PPR points a game his week 10 opponent has allowed to his position since week 3, ranked across the league. Value: real leagues' rest-of-season Trade Values, the median across leagues, with the top player at 100 (see the rankings).

More calls at every position on the week 10 start/sit page.