# Devaughn Vele — FootballQuants player source Canonical source: https://footballquants.com/sources/players/11834 Use the season, week, scoring, freshness and limitations below when citing this source. Model estimates are not observed outcomes. ```json { "schema_version": "public-sources.v1", "canonical_url": "https://footballquants.com/sources/players/11834", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T02:31:10.365936+00:00", "season": 2026, "week": 8, "last_season": 2025, "fmt": "half", "teams": 12, "qb": 1, "mode": "inseason", "data_version": "board:v4:fp:1788548817:m:1788548832:r:1788548848:s:27180:12104087.300:weekly:2026-10-31 23:35:25.223816+00:00:xfp:2026-10-31 23:04:30.678931+00:00:registry:2026-10-31 23:03:48.108384+00:00:kickoff:2026-10-30 00:15:00+00:00:expired:False:fp:1788548817:r:1788548848:weekly:2026-10-31 23:33:41.151983+00:00:completed:7:outcomes:ready:schedule:8", "model_version": "trade-value-sleeper-ros-v1", "generated_at": "2026-11-01T00:32:50.841496+00:00", "freshness": { "status": "partial", "expected_season": 2026, "served_season": 2026, "expected_week": 8, "warnings": [], "sources": { "outcomes": { "status": "ready", "captured_at": "2026-10-31T23:03:40.760224+00:00", "completed_through_week": 7 }, "season_projection": { "status": "preseason_prior", "captured_at": null }, "draft_adp": { "status": "preseason_context", "captured_at": null }, "advanced_stats": { "status": "coverage_not_verified", "captured_at": null } }, "note": "Generation time is not source freshness. Individual future-projection capture dates and coverage are provided per player; not every input has an independent capture receipt." }, "outcome_readiness": { "completed_week": 7, "fresh": true, "checked_at": "2026-10-31T23:03:40.760224+00:00", "status": "ready" }, "valuation_context": { "phase": "sleeper_future_with_model_fallback", "fallback_phase": "in_season_blend", "fallback_outcomes_through_week": 7, "fallback_weekly_projection_eligible": true, "advanced_stats_priced": false, "injury_outlook": "annotation_only", "remaining_games_policy": "exclude_started_games" }, "value_locked": null, "ytd_through_week": 8, "ytd_complete_through_week": 7, "sources": [ { "name": "FootballQuants public Player Research board", "url": "https://footballquants.com/api/v1/players/board" } ], "limitations": [ "Model estimates are not guaranteed outcomes. An unavailable value is null, never zero.", "generated_at describes model generation; retrieved_at describes this response, not a source update.", "Season projections are full-season estimates, not this week's points. ADP describes draft markets, not a weekly ranking.", "Half-PPR trade values are public. Standard and PPR trade values require an eligible paid account and are omitted here.", "League-family estimates use the stated scoring format, team count and quarterback slots; they are not custom league scoring." ], "metric_definitions": { "proj": "Full-season preseason projected fantasy points in the selected format; not points remaining or this week's forecast.", "adp": "Stored average draft position; historical draft-market context, not a current trade price.", "ytd.ppg": "Observed fantasy points per game in the selected format. Read ytd.g and the observed/completed weeks; partial weeks can make totals uneven.", "tgt_share": "Share of team targets in the player's observed games, matched by season, week and team, including recorded zero-target appearances. Byes and missing appearances do not count as zero games.", "ros_ppg": "Estimated points per unstarted game through Week 17 in the selected format. Uses captured Sleeper future stat lines where present and a model fallback where absent. Not a weekly start/sit recommendation.", "projection": "Future-source provenance: source, captured_at, covered_weeks, missing_weeks and remaining_games. Missing weeks use fallback; null remaining_games means the schedule is not verified.", "value": "Rest-of-season value above positional replacement in model comparison units, not projected fantasy points or trade acceptance probability.", "xfp": "Expected rushing and receiving half-PPR points from observed opportunity. Excludes passing, fumbles and scoring bonuses regardless of selected scoring.", "xfp_diff": "Observed rushing/receiving half-PPR points minus xFP for matching covered weeks. Unavailable when opportunity and production coverage differ; not proof of future regression." }, "access": { "public": true, "pro_url": "https://footballquants.com/app", "connect_url": "https://footballquants.com/connect" }, "player": { "sleeper_id": "11834", "name": "Devaughn Vele", "team": "NO", "pos": "WR", "age": 28, "exp": 2, "injury": null, "rookie": false, "value": 0.0, "ros_ppg": 4.02, "games_left": 9, "projection": { "ros_ppg": 4.01888888888889, "source": "sleeper_future", "captured_at": "2026-10-31T23:31:38.044520+00:00", "covered_weeks": [ 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 ], "missing_weeks": [], "remaining_games": 9 }, "proj": 102, "adp": 680.1, "adp_pr": 410, "ly": { "pts": 53.8, "g": 9, "through_week": 15, "passing_yards": 0.0, "passing_tds": 0.0, "interceptions": 0.0, "carries": 0.0, "rushing_yards": 0.0, "rushing_tds": 0.0, "targets": 39.0, "receptions": 25.0, "receiving_yards": 293.0, "receiving_tds": 2.0, "passing_first_downs": 0.0, "rushing_first_downs": 0.0, "receiving_first_downs": 19.0, "fumbles_lost": 0.0, "tgt_share": 12.6, "ppg": 5.98, "ypc": null, "ypt": 7.5, "ypr": 11.7, "catch_pct": 64.1, "total_yd": 293.0, "ypg": 32.6, "touches": 25.0, "first_downs": 19.0, "xfp": 58.1, "xfp_diff": -4.3, "xfp_through_week": 15, "xfp_coverage": "complete" }, "adv": { "snap_pct": 50.2, "pass_time_to_throw": null, "pass_adot": null, "pass_aggressiveness": null, "pass_cpoe": null, "pass_air_to_sticks": null, "pass_rating": null, "rush_stacked_box_pct": null, "rush_time_to_los": null, "rush_ryoe_per_att": null, "rush_efficiency": null, "rush_pct_over_expected": null, "rec_avg_separation": null, "rec_avg_cushion": null, "rec_adot": null, "rec_air_share": null, "rec_yac_above_exp": null, "rec_catch_pct": null, "rec_drops": 0.0, "rec_broken_tackles": 0.0, "rush_ybc_att": null, "rush_yac_att": null, "rush_broken_tackles": null, "pass_pressured_pct": null, "pass_bad_throw_pct": null, "rec_drop_pct": 0.0 }, "ytd": { "pts": 69.3, "g": 7, "through_week": 7, "passing_yards": 0.0, "passing_tds": 0.0, "interceptions": 0.0, "carries": 0.0, "rushing_yards": 0.0, "rushing_tds": 0.0, "targets": 48.0, "receptions": 33.0, "receiving_yards": 348.0, "receiving_tds": 3.0, "passing_first_downs": 0.0, "rushing_first_downs": 0.0, "receiving_first_downs": 19.0, "fumbles_lost": 0.0, "tgt_share": 18.3, "ppg": 9.9, "ypc": null, "ypt": 7.2, "ypr": 10.5, "catch_pct": 68.8, "total_yd": 348.0, "ypg": 49.7, "touches": 33.0, "first_downs": 19.0, "xfp": 74.1, "xfp_diff": -4.8, "xfp_through_week": 7, "xfp_coverage": "complete" }, "adv_ytd": { "snap_pct": 91.6, "pass_time_to_throw": null, "pass_adot": null, "pass_aggressiveness": null, "pass_cpoe": null, "pass_air_to_sticks": null, "pass_rating": null, "rush_stacked_box_pct": null, "rush_time_to_los": null, "rush_ryoe_per_att": null, "rush_efficiency": null, "rush_pct_over_expected": null, "rec_avg_separation": 2.34, "rec_avg_cushion": 5.41, "rec_adot": 10.03, "rec_air_share": 25.21, "rec_yac_above_exp": -0.1, "rec_catch_pct": 68.75, "rec_drops": 1.0, "rec_broken_tackles": 3.0, "rush_ybc_att": null, "rush_yac_att": null, "rush_broken_tackles": null, "pass_pressured_pct": null, "pass_bad_throw_pct": null, "rec_drop_pct": 2.1 } }, "profile": { "sleeper_id": "11834", "season": 2026, "as_of": "2026-11-01T02:31:10.369138+00:00", "freshness": { "writeup": "preseason_context", "news": "stale", "news_inference": "current", "injury_outlook": "unavailable", "note": "Preseason reads are historical context. News dates describe the latest captured story, not a verified current availability report." }, "writeup": "A 28-year-old with two years of experience is an unusual profile, and Devaughn Vele's late start makes his 2025 line read better than it looks. In nine games for New Orleans he averaged 6.0 half-PPR points on 4.3 targets a game, tracked his opportunity almost exactly at 53.8 actual points against 58.1 expected, and didn't drop a single pass. There's nothing spectacular in the numbers, no elite percentiles, no gadget usage, just a steady possession role that produced when targeted. The consensus likes the continuation, projecting 76 points and WR86, eleven spots ahead of his WR97 market price near pick 227. Two things cap the ceiling: the Saints' implied totals rank 23rd, and his age means the upside case is this role held longer rather than a genuine breakout. As a zero-cost bench receiver who could inherit volume in a thin room, he's a sensible final-round call, especially in full-point leagues.", "writeup_generated_at": "2026-07-22T02:44:42.345573+00:00", "news": { "digest": "Devaughn Vele finds end zone Monday — Vele's strong start to the season continued on Monday night. He caught six passes for 54 yards over the course of the game, one of which he was able to take to the house for a touchdown. He will continue to have solid week-to-week upside until Jordyn Tyson (hamstring) is back in the lineup for the Saints.", "latest_at": "2026-10-06T12:18:28+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-07T09:00:30.592550+00:00", "llm_sentiment": 1, "llm_injury_trajectory": 0, "llm_severity": 0, "llm_weeks_out": null, "llm_offfield_risk": 0, "llm_key_phrases": "strong start; caught six passes; touchdown; week-to-week upside; jordyn tyson hamstring", "llm_role_change": 0, "llm_usage_outlook": 1, "llm_team_context": 1, "llm_relevance": 0.9, "llm_inferred_at": "2026-10-07T19:19:17.764769+00:00", "llm_model": "gpt-oss-120b", "inference_status": "current" }, "injury_outlook": null, "injury_outlook_last_captured": null } } ```