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Vele was half-PPR's WR44 on WR43 usage. This is nearly the same situation as it was then for Vele, who is a big slot for a QB willing to throw the ball over the middle. It's an ideal game environment to walk away with more targets than expected. The Saints played with the most pace in the NFL last year, and they're 7.0-point dogs in Detroit. The Lions' secondary is missing star S Brian Branch and veteran S Kerby Joseph, and their starting CBs are quite old. Vele is the sneaky deep, deep league sleeper at WR of Week 1.
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Vele is the sneaky deep league sleeper at WR in Week 1 vs. Detroit.

Vele was WR44 on WR43 usage in five games without Rashid Shaheed last year; now in a similar situation with the Saints as 7.0-point dogs at Detroit. The Lions' secondary is missing star S Brian Branch and veteran S Kerby Joseph, with quite old starting CBs. Vele is a big slot for a QB willing to throw over the middle, and the Saints played with the most pace in the NFL last year, creating an ideal game environment for him to walk away with more targets than expected. The source calls him the sneaky deep, deep league sleeper at WR for Week 1.

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