Devaughn
Vele
WR
#14
Devaughn Vele
#14WR
New Orleans Saints
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 210 lbs · Age : 28
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 15 | 22 | 172 | 11.5 | 1 | 31 | 9 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 25 | 39 | 293 | 11.7 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 41 | 55 | 475 | 11.6 | 3 | 37 | 26 |
Contract
New Orleans Saints payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.08 M$
- Average per year
- 1.03 M$
- Total value
- 4.1 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
2026
1.08 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
1.19 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Wide receivers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular wide receivers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
EPA per target
+0.46
63th percentile
Target share
18.1 %
43th percentile
Separation
2.2 yd
8th percentile
Drops
1
71th percentile
Targets
22
69th percentile
Receptions
15
77th percentile
Catch rate
68.2 %
66th percentile
Receiving yards
172
67th percentile
Yards after catch
43
60th percentile
Receiving TDs
1
66th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.3
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.1
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+2)
- 20240.3 WAR · 0.023 per game
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.008 per game
- 20260.1 WAR · 0.033 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+2 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
76
Established starter
- REC
- Receiving
- 84
- SEP
- Separation
- 68
- ELU
- Elusiveness
- 56
- HND
- Hands
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 64
- EX
- Experience
- 40
Why these ratings?Hide details
- REC — Receiving : Expected points added and yards per target
- SEP — Separation : Separation from the defender at the throw (Next Gen Stats)
- ELU — Elusiveness : Yards over expected, after contact or catch, broken tackles
- HND — Hands : Drops avoided, catches per target
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.1
#4 of 77 regular wide receivers
PAL Rating
49 / 100
#40 of 77 regular wide receivers
Value Rating · 2025
79 / 100
2025 PAL (35) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $1.0M.PAL expected for this salary: 15Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
25% of the EPA of passes thrown his way (the QB and line get the rest), above replacement.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Rec | Rec yds | TD | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NO | 3 | 0.1 | 49 | 76 | 15 | 172 | 1 | +0.46 |
| 2025 | NO | 13 | 0.1 | 35 | 78 | 25 | 293 | 2 | +0.42 |
| 2024 | DEN | 13 | 0.3 | 71 | 82 | 41 | 475 | 3 | +0.64 |
Devaughn Vele in five questions
What are Devaughn Vele's stats in 2026?
Devaughn Vele has 15 catches for 172 yards and 1 touchdown in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Devaughn Vele?
Devaughn Vele is 28 years old. He is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
How good is Devaughn Vele?
Devaughn Vele produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 25th of 77 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 49 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Devaughn Vele wear, and what team does he play for?
Devaughn Vele plays for New Orleans Saints in the NFL, at WR, and wears number 14.
What is Devaughn Vele's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.3 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
