Devaughn Vele Week 5 Preview vs. the Vikings

Devaughn Vele will be running routes against the seventh-best passing defense in the NFL when his New Orleans Saints take on the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Vele has collected 226 receiving yards on 21 catches with two touchdowns this season, averaging 56.5 yards per game.

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Vele vs. the Vikings

• Vele vs the Vikings (since 2021): No games
• Minnesota has allowed one opposing receiver to amass 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2026 season.
• The Vikings have surrendered a TD pass to two opposing players this year.
• Minnesota has allowed one player to register at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• The 194.8 passing yards per game allowed by the Vikings defense makes them the NFL's seventh-ranked pass defense.
• Opponents of the Vikings have scored three touchdowns through the air (0.8 per game). The Vikings' defense is first in the NFL in that category.

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Vele Receiving Insights

• In three of four games this season, Vele has topped his prop for receiving yards.
• Vele has been targeted on 31 of his team's 180 passing attempts this season (17.2% target share).
• He has been targeted 31 times, averaging 7.3 yards per target (77th in NFL).
• Vele has grabbed two touchdown catches this season in four games, one apiece on two occasions.
• He has 15.4% of his team's 13 offensive touchdowns this season (two).
• Vele (six red zone targets) has been targeted 25.0% of the time in the red zone (24 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Vele's Recent Performance