Who Should I Start? Demarcus Robinson or Devaughn Vele

Thursday, January 8, 4:21 PM

Across 14 games this season, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Demarcus Robinson recorded just 22 receptions for 276 yards and one touchdown on 35 targets. However, the 31-year-old was more consistently productive down the stretch of the season, hauling in nine catches for 113 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets over his final four games played. With fellow 49ers' wideout Ricky Pearsall (knee, ankle) uncertain to be available for the team's Wild Card Weekend matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, Robinson could play a key role. With Pearsall sidelined in Week 18, Robinson played a season-high 88% of San Francisco's offensive snaps. If Pearsall is unable to play against Philadelphia, Robinson could be a low-end wide receiver option for fantasy managers in playoff leagues.

Friday, December 19, 2:45 PM

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Devaughn Vele (shoulder) has been placed on injured reserve, ending his season before the team's Week 16 matchup with the Jets. Vele suffered the season-ending shoulder injury during the fourth quarter of a Week 15 win over the Panthers and had already been ruled out for Sunday. Vele had established a strong rapport with rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, regularly seeing target shares in the high-teens to mid-20s, and his absence should see tight end Juwan Johnson step in as the team's number two pass-catching option behind Chris Olave. Olave, who has seen double-digit targets only once since Shough took over as starter, but has found the endzone in three of his last five games, could once again see the type of heavy volume that defined his early season and is RotoBaller's WR11 for Week 16.