#17

Devaughn Vele

WR · Utah · Jr. · #17

Denver — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 15, #235 overall
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Devaughn Vele

WR · Utah · Jr · #17

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Utah
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R7 · #235
Denver · 2024

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

Played his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DenverEntering 3rd NFL season

#235Rd 7 · Pick 15
DenverEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning
2022Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning
2023Utah8-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Utah4359313.83--
2022Utah5569512.65--
2021Utah2338916.91--
Career1211,67713.99--
SeasonTeam
2023Utah----21----
2022Utah2-4--246--
2021Utah------27--
Career2-421273--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 34–32

at USC

3 rec · 37 yds

Edged out USC on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Devaughn Vele’s 2022 season.

Utah · 2022

NFL Rd 7
#2

Justin Shorter

Florida · 2021

NFL Rd 5
78%
#3

Keke Chism

Missouri · 2021

77%
#4

Neil Pau'u

BYU · 2020

75%
#5

Donaven McCulley

Indiana · 2023

73%

Matches Devaughn on

Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Yards / reception

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacob Harris’s path through UCF.

Jacob Harris

97%match

UCF · 2020

#2

Kyndon Fuselier

Lamar · 2025

97%
#3

Lujuan Winningham

Central Arkansas · 2021

96%
#4

Amari Rodgers

Clemson · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 22
95%
#5

Tommy McIntosh

Central Michigan · 2025

94%

Matches Jacob on

Yards per reception
202120222023

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Savion Williams's senior season at TCU (2023).

TCU · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
#2

Dalevon Campbell

Nevada · 2023

63%
#3

Denzel Boston

Washington · 2025

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 7
62%
#4

Alex Perry

Florida International · 2025

61%
#5

Johnny Wilson

Florida State · 2023

All-ACCNFL Rd 6
61%

Matches Savion on

Yards / reception
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Savion on

Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Devaughn Vele

#1

Tommy McIntosh

Central Michigan · 2025

94%
#2

Donaven McCulley

Indiana · 2022

94%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
3892021
6952022
5932023

+52%

Up 52% from first season to most-recent.