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

Best season
695
Receiving yards, 2022 (Utah, 10–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 235
Round 7, 2024 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

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, 2023

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021 and 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Utah2126.009
2021Utah2338916.9145
2022Utah5569512.6547
2023Utah4359313.8368
On file (2019–⁠23)1231,68913.7968

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Utah–––1270
2022Utah–––262460
2023Utah1210–––
On file (2019–⁠23)1210272730

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Utah17WRYr 1
2020Utah17WRYr 2
2021Utah17WRYr 3
2022Utah17WRYr 4
2023Utah17WRJr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Utah40.08––0.3–
2021Utah281.04––29.04%
2022Utah700.7150th (n=683)0.7149.68%
2023Utah510.8556th (n=681)0.8043.48%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.FloridaW 24–⁠112140–––
Sep 9atBaylorW 20–⁠132370–––
Sep 23vs.UCLAW 14–⁠72570–––
Sep 29atOregon StateL 7–⁠214350–––
Oct 14vs.CaliforniaW 34–⁠142210121–
Oct 21atUSCW 34–⁠323370–––
Oct 28vs.OregonL 6–⁠357800–––
Nov 4vs.Arizona StateW 55–⁠37562–––
Nov 11atWashingtonL 28–⁠3551450–––
Nov 18atArizonaL 18–⁠4291111–––
2022 Utah 13 games, 55 catches, 695 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atFloridaL 26–⁠293360––1
Sep 10vs.Southern UtahW 73–⁠72380––4
Sep 17vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠73382––5
Sep 24atArizona StateW 34–⁠136630––1
Oct 1vs.Oregon StateW 42–⁠167941–––
Oct 8atUCLAL 32–⁠426870––2
Oct 15vs.USCW 43–⁠425621––1
Oct 27atWashington StateW 21–⁠171100––2
Nov 5vs.ArizonaW 45–⁠205570––2
Nov 12vs.StanfordW 42–⁠76611––2
Nov 19atOregonL 17–⁠205420––1
Nov 26atColoradoW 63–⁠21170––5
Jan 2 ✦vs.Penn StateL 21–⁠3551000–––
2021 Utah 11 games, 23 catches, 389 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 11atBYUL 17–⁠26–––––1
Sep 18atSan Diego StateL 31–⁠331150–––
Sep 25vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠131180–––
Oct 9atUSCW 42–⁠264841–––
Oct 16vs.Arizona StateW 35–⁠213570–––
Oct 23atOregon StateL 34–⁠423690–––
Oct 30vs.UCLAW 44–⁠243440–––
Nov 5atStanfordW 52–⁠72310–––
Nov 13atArizonaW 38–⁠292280–––
Dec 3vs.OregonW 38–⁠102100–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 45–⁠482330–––
2020 Utah 2 games, 2 catches, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 21vs.USCL 17–⁠33190–––
Dec 5vs.Oregon StateW 30–⁠24130–––
2019 Utah 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 16vs.UCLAW 49–⁠3––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′4″
Weight203 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan79⅛″W
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.02 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024Denver Broncos13414753
2025New Orleans Saints9252932
2026 (so far)New Orleans Saints5252522
NFL career27911,0207

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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