WR#14
Devaughn Vele
gsis_id 00-0039424
NO
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.36 yd
- Cushion
- 5.40 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.13
- Avg YAC
- 3.44
- Share of intended air yards
- 27.6%
- Catch rate
- 68.9%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 3
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.6%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 103.7
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 48 | 33 | 348 | 3 | 22.1 | 0.188 | 0.47 | 0 | 85.8 |
| 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
22 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 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 Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
George PickensWR · DAL · distance 0.53
- Separation
- 2.40
- Cushion
- 5.63
- YAC over expected
- 0.26
- Share of air yards
- 30.9
- Catch rate
- 62.9
DeVonta SmithWR · PHI · distance 0.55
- Separation
- 2.35
- Cushion
- 6.08
- YAC over expected
- 0.06
- Share of air yards
- 27.0
- Catch rate
- 63.4
Justin JeffersonWR · MIN · distance 0.70
- Separation
- 2.72
- Cushion
- 5.49
- YAC over expected
- 0.84
- Share of air yards
- 28.9
- Catch rate
- 70.0
Tetairoa McMillanWR · CAR · distance 0.70
- Separation
- 2.77
- Cushion
- 5.32
- YAC over expected
- -0.35
- Share of air yards
- 32.9
- Catch rate
- 64.6
Keenan AllenWR · IND · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 2.50
- Cushion
- 6.42
- YAC over expected
- 0.28
- Share of air yards
- 18.7
- Catch rate
- 72.0
Devaughn Vele baseline
- Separation
- 2.34
- Cushion
- 5.41
- YAC over expected
- -0.10
- Share of air yards
- 25.2
- Catch rate
- 68.8