Devaughn Vele Week 1 Preview vs. the Lions

New Orleans Saints receiver Devaughn Vele will face a middle-of-the-pack pass defense in Week 1 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), up against the Detroit Lions. The Lions were ranked 20th last year in terms of passing yards allowed, at 217.4 per game.

Last year, Vele grabbed 25 balls (on 39 targets) for 293 yards and two scores, averaging 32.6 yards per game.

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Vele vs. the Lions

• Vele vs the Lions (since 2021): No games
• Versus Detroit last season, six players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Lions last season, 25 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Detroit last year, six players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• The 217.4 passing yards the Lions allowed on average per game a season ago made them the NFL's 20th-ranked defense against the pass.
• The Lions gave up 31 TDs in the passing game last season (1.8 per game) to rank 26th among NFL defenses.

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Vele Receiving Insights

• Vele hit the over on his prop bets for receiving yards in four of five games last year (80.0%).
• He averaged 7.5 yards per target last season (39 targets, 293 yards).
• Vele had a receiving touchdown in two of nine games last year, but did not score multiple receiving TDs in a game.

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Vele's Last Season Performance