Devaughn Vele

VELE QUICK HITS

• 47 career games with 28 starts at Utah.
• Caught at least one pass in 35 of his 47 games.
• Three 100-yard receiving games in his career. 
• 2022 Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention.
• Began his career as a walk-on in 2019 before being awarded a scholarship in 2020.

2023: Played in 10 games with nine starts, recording a team-high 43 receptions for 593 yards (3 TDs), adding one kick return for 21 yards and has gone 1-of-3 passing for six yards. 

• Put up a career-high 145 receiving yards on just five catches (29.0 ypc) in Utah's game at No. 5 Washington, also catching a career-long 68-yarder. 
• Recorded a career-high nine receptions against No. 17 Arizona, finishing the game with 111 yards with one touchdown. 
• Had back-to-back games with seven receptions against Arizona State and No. 8 Oregon. 
• Tied his career-high in receptions with seven against No. 8 Oregon, recording a season-high 80 yards. 
• Scored two touchdowns with seven catches for 56 yards against Arizona State. 
• Had a season-high 57 receiving yards against No. 22 UCLA on just two catches (28.5 ypc). 
• Recorded a season-high four catches at No. 19 Oregon State, notching 35 yards. 
• Notched three catches for 37 yards in Utah's win over No. 18 USC. 
• Caught two passes for 37 yards at Baylor (18.5). 
• Had a season-long 21-yard kick return against Cal. 

2022: Appeared in all 14 games with 12 starts, ranking second on the team in receptions (55) and receiving yards (695), scoring five touchdowns along with 26 punt returns for 246 yards.

• Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention.
• Caught at least three passes in 10 of Utah’s 14 games.
• Notched his first-career 100-yard receiving game, recording 100 yards on five catches vs. Penn State in the Rose Bowl.
• Recorded a career-high seven receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown against Oregon State.
• Had six catches for 87 yards and two punt returns for 23 yards at UCLA.
• Notched three catches for 38 yards and two touchdowns with a career-best five punt returns for 60 yards vs. San Diego State.
• Had five catches for 62 yards (1 TD), was one-for-one in passing for nine yards and had a career-long 23-yard punt return vs. USC.
• Six catches for 61 yards and a touchdown against Stanford.
• Also had a 21-yard punt return vs. Southern Utah.

2021: Saw action in all 14 games with seven starts, recording 23 receptions for 389 yards (16.9 ypc) and a touchdown.

• Career-high four receptions for a team-high 84 yards against USC, scoring his first touchdown as a Ute on a career-long 37-yard flea flicker reception.
• Recorded three receptions for 69 yards at Oregon State which included a career long 45-yard reception.
• Three catches for 57 yards against Arizona State (19.0 ypc).
• Caught three passes for 44 yards in Utah’s win over UCLA.
• Two receptions for 33 yards against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
• Had two special teams tackles.

2020: Played in all five games.

• Two receptions for 12 yards.
• One catch for nine yards against USC.
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
• Awarded a scholarship.

2019: Walked on the team in the spring, redshirt saw action in four games, starting against Colorado.

• One special teams tackle.

High School: Played football and basketball at Rancho Bernardo HS.

• Invited to the 2016 Polynesian All-American Bowl and the 2016 Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic.
• 52 receptions for 980 yards (18.8 yards per catch) with 11 touchdowns as a senior, also completed his only pass attempt for a 45-yard touchdown and made two interceptions his senior season.
• 126 yards receiving, two touchdowns and an interception in the state title game.
• 11 catches for 209 yards (4 TD) his junior year.
• Rancho Bernardo won the 2015 CIF Division III-A state title, as well as regional and league titles.
• 2016 National Football Foundation San Diego Chapter Scholar-Leader-Athlete Award.
• 2015 first-team Cal-Hi Sports all-state all-academic and San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic team.

Personal: Son of Efaraima Jr. and Afagaila Vele … served an LDS church mission in Samoa … born in Indiana … name is pronounced deh-vawn veh-lay.

2022

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
1.0	9.0	1.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
-2.0	0.0	-4.0	2.0	5.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
55.0	12.6	5.0	47.0	695.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	0.0	2.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
9.5	26.0	0.0	23.0	246.0

2021

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
23.0	16.9	1.0	45.0	389.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
27.0	1.0	0.0	27.0	27.0

2020

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
2.0	6.0	0.0	9.0	12.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0