Luther Burden III vs. Devaughn Vele: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Luther Burden III. Devaughn Vele is on a bye, and Luther Burden III is projected for 12.8 PPR points vs SEA.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Luther Burden III vs. Devaughn Vele: Week 8 side by side

Luther Burden III
WR · CHI
Devaughn Vele
WR · NO
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)12.8—
Floor (lowest source)12.3—
Ceiling (highest source)13.4—
StatChasers projection12.4 (WR23)—
Opponentvs SEABye
Opponent vs. position1st-toughest (20.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage18% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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Luther Burden III vs. Devaughn Vele Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Luther Burden III or Devaughn Vele in Week 8?

Start Luther Burden III. Devaughn Vele is on a bye, while Luther Burden III projects for 12.8 PPR points vs SEA.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Luther Burden III or Devaughn Vele?

Luther Burden III plays SEA 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 Luther Burden III 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 Luther Burden III and Devaughn Vele playing in Week 8?

Luther Burden III 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 Luther Burden III 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). Luther Burden III 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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