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Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Devaughn Vele vs Mike Evans

Mike Evans gets more of his team's passes (25% vs 19%) and more of the deep throws (43% of its air yards vs 22%). In total, though, Devaughn Vele has more targets (37 vs 34). Near the end zone, they have had the same number of chances (6 plays within 20 yards), but Devaughn Vele gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (13% vs 12%). Mike Evans is scoring more fantasy points a game (15.3 vs 12.4, PPR), but the chances Devaughn Vele gets usually score more: 13.3 vs 13.2 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

WRNO

Devaughn Vele
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
12.4
Expected points per gameEst.
13.3

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRSF

Mike Evans
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
15.3
Expected points per gameEst.
13.2

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Devaughn Vele and Mike Evans, season usage side by side
StatDevaughn VeleMike Evans
Games55
Passes thrown to him
Targets3734
Target share19%25%
Air-yards share22%43%
Catches2524
Receiving yards252326
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances66
Red-zone share13%12%
End-zone targets44
Touchdowns
Touchdowns23
Expected touchdownsEst.2.32.6
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)12.415.3
Fantasy points (PPR)62.276.6
Expected points per gameEst.13.313.2
Points vs expectedEst.−0.9+1.8

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Devaughn Vele
  • Mike Evans
Target share by week
WeekDevaughn VeleMike Evans
117%against DET21%against LA
222%against BAL14%against MIA
315%against LV23%against ARI
419%against ATL28%against DEN
525%against MIN37%against SEA

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Devaughn Vele and Mike Evans
LeaderboardDevaughn VeleMike Evans
Target share leaders#42of 103 wide receivers#19of 103 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#56of 103 wide receivers#8of 103 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#21of 59 wide receivers#25of 59 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#10of 180 wide receivers#14of 180 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#11of 180 wide receivers#16of 180 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#21of 180 wide receivers#24of 180 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Devaughn Vele

No talking points for him in this week's report.

Mike Evans

Role up

Mike Evans's target share rose to 37% in week 5 (10 targets), from 22% in weeks 1-4.

Target share, week 5
37%
Targets, week 5
10
Target share, weeks 1–4
22%
Targets, weeks 1–4
24

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

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