WR#14
Devaughn Vele
gsis_id 00-0039424
NO
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.44 yd
- Cushion
- 7.26 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -1.13
- Avg YAC
- 1.90
- Share of intended air yards
- 29.4%
- Catch rate
- 61.2%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 87.6
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 39 | 25 | 293 | 2 | 16.8 | 0.133 | 0.33 | 0 | 66.3 |
| 2024 | 14 | 57 | 41 | 475 | 3 | 33.7 | 0.123 | 0.29 | 0 | 106.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- College
- Utah (Pacific Twelve Conference)
- Draft
- 2024 · Rd 7 · Pk 235 · DEN
- Rookie season
- 2024
- Experience
- 3 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 16 · no game status listed · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · NO
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
21 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2024 · WR cohort of 96
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2024; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Adam ThielenWR · CAR · distance 0.49
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.41
- YAC over expected
- -0.18
- Share of air yards
- 16.2
- Catch rate
- 77.4
Josh DownsWR · IND · distance 0.56
- Separation
- 3.29
- Cushion
- 6.04
- YAC over expected
- 0.39
- Share of air yards
- 13.4
- Catch rate
- 67.3
Ricky PearsallWR · SF · distance 0.72
- Separation
- 2.42
- Cushion
- 5.98
- YAC over expected
- -0.21
- Share of air yards
- 11.5
- Catch rate
- 67.4
Stefon DiggsWR · HOU · distance 0.74
- Separation
- 3.02
- Cushion
- 6.93
- YAC over expected
- 0.16
- Share of air yards
- 12.3
- Catch rate
- 73.4
DeAndre HopkinsWR · KC · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 5.58
- YAC over expected
- -0.36
- Share of air yards
- 24.1
- Catch rate
- 70.0
Devaughn Vele baseline
- Separation
- 3.11
- Cushion
- 5.81
- YAC over expected
- -0.15
- Share of air yards
- 11.1
- Catch rate
- 74.5