George Pickens vs. Devaughn Vele: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start George Pickens. Devaughn Vele is on a bye, and George Pickens is projected for 15.1 PPR points vs ARI.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

George Pickens vs. Devaughn Vele: Week 8 side by side

George Pickens
WR · DAL
Devaughn Vele
WR · NO
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)15.1—
Floor (lowest source)13.9—
Ceiling (highest source)16.0—
StatChasers projection15.4 (WR12)—
Opponentvs ARIBye
Opponent vs. position12th-softest (33.6 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage25% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · Strong WR1SIT · No projection

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George Pickens vs. Devaughn Vele Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start George Pickens or Devaughn Vele in Week 8?

Start George Pickens. Devaughn Vele is on a bye, while George Pickens projects for 15.1 PPR points vs ARI.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, George Pickens or Devaughn Vele?

George Pickens plays ARI 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 George Pickens 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 George Pickens and Devaughn Vele playing in Week 8?

George Pickens 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 George Pickens 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). George Pickens is projected by 5 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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