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Devaughn Vele
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WRs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

As of Week 15 · through 2 games · PPR

Devaughn Vele
Comparing
Devaughn Vele vs the Buccaneers
Projection 10.0 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex

WR2 = the second-highest-scoring WR against Buccaneers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WR2 avg pts
6.0
PPR per game
Rank
26
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-28%
lg avg 8.3
WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1CINCINDohnte Meyers111803.8
2CLECLEKC Concepcion662808.2
Average3.53.523.00.06.0
Median3.53.523.00.06.0
High662808.2
Low111803.8

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

Prediction for Devaughn Vele

Nobody knows which slot Devaughn Vele will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Buccaneers.

If Devaughn Vele plays as
10.0
projected PPR points

I predict about 10.0 points for Devaughn Vele if playing as a WR2. Devaughn Vele has averaged 15.6 over 2 games, and the Buccaneers have given up 6.0 to WR2s (-28% vs the league average of 8.3).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Devaughn Vele scored: Wk 1 19.9, Wk 2 11.4. Average 15.6; weighted toward recent games it is 11.3.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Buccaneers allowed 6.0 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.3, so that is -28%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -11% adjustment (x0.89).

4. Result. 11.3 x 0.89 = 10.0. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Devaughn Vele is to reach it as a WR2.

42%
chance of 10+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (10.0) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 6.0 points, leaning on Devaughn Vele's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 10.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

Insights

  • WR2s have averaged 3.5 receptions, 23.0 receiving yards and 0.0 receiving TDs against the Buccaneers across 2 games.
  • The Buccaneers allow 6.0 PPR points to WR2s, -28% versus the league average of 8.3 (ranked 26 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
  • 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 3.8 to 8.2 (median 6.0).
  • WR2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 2 games (0%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.

What do these columns mean?
Wk
Week of the season
Tgt
Targets (passes thrown to the player)
Rec
Receptions
ReYd
Receiving yards
ReTD
Receiving touchdowns
Car
Carries (rushing attempts)
RuYd
Rushing yards
RuTD
Rushing touchdowns
Cmp / Att
Completions and pass attempts
PaYd / PaTD
Passing yards and touchdowns
INT
Interceptions thrown
FGM / FGA
Field goals made and attempted
FPts
Fantasy points in your scoring format
Sck / TO
Defense: sacks and takeaways
PA
Points allowed by a defense
G
Games in the sample
vs Lg
Percent above or below the league average
Start / Sit · Devaughn Vele
Flex10.0 proj pts
Medium confidence
  • Devaughn Vele averages 15.6 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 15.2) and has played as the team's WR2.
  • The Buccaneers have allowed 6.0 points to WR2s over 2 games (-28% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -11% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (7.4) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 10.0 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.

Devaughn Vele's stats vs the Buccaneers

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Buccaneers, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Devaughn Vele has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Buccaneers opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Devaughn Vele will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Buccaneers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Devaughn Vele's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Devaughn Vele usually produces.

Projected is Devaughn Vele's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Buccaneers were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1DET9769119.9
2BAL7564011.4
Vele avg8.06.066.50.515.6
Buccaneers WR2 avg3.53.523.00.06.0
Difference-4.5-2.5-43.5-0.5-9.6
Projected as WR27.15.359.20.410.0

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Vele averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.