Receiver, Utah, to 2023
Devaughn Vele
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA
- Born
- Dec 12, 1997
Devaughn Vele played receiver at Utah (to 2023). The Denver Broncos took Vele in round 7, No. 235 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, best game on fileat Arizona, 2023145receiving yards, best game on fileat Washington, 20232receiving touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last vs. Arizona State, 2023Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021 and 2022
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Utah | 17 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Utah | 17 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Utah | 17 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Utah | 17 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Utah | 17 | WR | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′5″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Utah | 4 | 0.08 | – | – | 0.3 | – |
| 2021 | Utah | 28 | 1.04 | – | – | 29.0 | 4% |
| 2022 | Utah | 70 | 0.71 | 50th (n=683) | 0.71 | 49.6 | 8% |
| 2023 | Utah | 51 | 0.85 | 56th (n=681) | 0.80 | 43.4 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Utah 10 games, 43 catches, 593 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 24–11 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | W 20–13 | 2 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 14–7 | 2 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 7–21 | 4 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 34–14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 34–32 | 3 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 6–35 | 7 | 80 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 55–3 | 7 | 56 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 28–35 | 5 | 145 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 18–42 | 9 | 111 | 1 | – | – | – |
2022 Utah 13 games, 55 catches, 695 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 26–29 | 3 | 36 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 73–7 | 2 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 35–7 | 3 | 38 | 2 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 34–13 | 6 | 63 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 42–16 | 7 | 94 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 32–42 | 6 | 87 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 43–42 | 5 | 62 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 27 | at | W 21–17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 45–20 | 5 | 57 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 42–7 | 6 | 61 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 17–20 | 5 | 42 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 63–21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 21–35 | 5 | 100 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Utah 11 games, 23 catches, 389 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 17–26 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 31–33 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 24–13 | 1 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 42–26 | 4 | 84 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 35–21 | 3 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 34–42 | 3 | 69 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 44–24 | 3 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 52–7 | 2 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 38–29 | 2 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 38–10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 45–48 | 2 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 Utah 2 games, 2 catches, 12 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 17–33 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 30–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 Utah 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 49–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ | |
| Weight | 203 lb | |
| Arm length | 33½″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 79⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ | |
| Bench press | 11 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 41 | 475 | 3 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 25 | 293 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 25 | 252 | 2 |
| NFL career | 27 | 91 | 1,020 | 7 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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