DeVonta Smith vs. Devaughn Vele: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start DeVonta Smith. Devaughn Vele is on a bye, and DeVonta Smith is projected for 13.8 PPR points vs WAS.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

DeVonta Smith vs. Devaughn Vele: Week 8 side by side

DeVonta Smith
WR · PHI
Devaughn Vele
WR · NO
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)13.8—
Floor (lowest source)12.0—
Ceiling (highest source)15.9—
StatChasers projection——
Opponentvs WASBye
Opponent vs. position6th-softest (35.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage34% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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DeVonta Smith vs. Devaughn Vele Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start DeVonta Smith or Devaughn Vele in Week 8?

Start DeVonta Smith. Devaughn Vele is on a bye, while DeVonta Smith projects for 13.8 PPR points vs WAS.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, DeVonta Smith or Devaughn Vele?

DeVonta Smith plays WAS and Devaughn Vele is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change DeVonta Smith vs. Devaughn Vele?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are DeVonta Smith and Devaughn Vele playing in Week 8?

DeVonta Smith has no injury designation, and Devaughn Vele is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the DeVonta Smith and Devaughn Vele projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). DeVonta Smith is projected by 4 of them and Devaughn Vele by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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