Devaughn Vele Pulls In First Touchdown With New Orleans Saints
Sep 14, 2025, 2:42 PM | Updated: Sep 15, 2025, 11:48 am
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 14: Rashid Shaheed #22 is congratulated by Chris Olave #12 and Devaughn Vele #14 of the New Orleans Saints after a touchdown reception against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half in the game at Caesars Superdome on September 14, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS – Former Utah wide receiver Devaughn Vele grabbed his first touchdown as a member of the New Orleans Saints against the San Francisco 49ers in week two.
Vele was traded from Denver before the start of this season.
Former Utah WR Devaughn Vele snags his first TD with the Saints! ⚜️#LocalsInTheNFL #GoUtes #Saints @kslsports
— Chandler Holt (@CHoltSports) September 14, 2025
Vele has been slowly implemented into the offense, which makes sense as a second-year player with a new franchise.
In week one, he was targeted twice and had one catch for 13 yards. His touchdown against the 49ers was his only target and only catch of the game.
As the season goes on and Vele gets more comfortable in his new threads, expect his production to look more like it did in year one.
About Devaughn Vele
Before his time at the University of Utah, the San Diego, California native was a standout player at Rancho Bernardo High School.
After high school, Vele joined the Utes ahead of the 2019 season.
He went on to play five seasons at Utah. During his time in Salt Lake City, Vele recorded 123 receptions for 1,689 yards and nine touchdowns in 47 games played. Eight of Vele’s touchdowns came in his final two seasons at Utah.
.@devaughn_vele caught five passes for 62 yards against USC including this strike for a TD!
Devaughn has scored four touchdowns in his last five games. 🙌#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/MJ8tPPzuz7
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) October 19, 2022
The wideout helped the Utes win consecutive Pac-12 Conference championships in 2021 and 2022.
Vele declared for the 2024 NFL Draft in December 2023.
After being selected in the seventh round by the Denver Broncos, Vele had a productive rookie season with 475 yards and three touchdowns. Before his second year, Denver traded him to New Orleans.
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