Broncos trade Devaughn Vele to Saints for two draft picks - ESPN

The New Orleans Saints added to their receiver room ahead of the regular-season opener, acquiring Devaughn Vele in a trade with the Denver Broncos, the teams announced Wednesday.

In return, Denver received a 2026 fourth-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round selection.

The versatile Vele was a seventh-round pick of the Broncos in the 2024 NFL draft out of Utah. The 27-year-old appeared in 13 games (seven starts) and had 41 receptions for 475 yards — both third on the team among its receivers — and three touchdowns.

Vele, who missed time in the offseason program with a knee injury, had one catch for 6 yards in the Broncos' two preseason games.

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The 6-foot-5 Vele will provide a big target to a New Orleans team that's yet to pick its Week 1 starter at quarterback, with rookie Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler competing for the job throughout training camp.

This also gives the Saints some size at the wide receiver position, as their top three wideouts — Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed and Brandin Cooks — are all 6 feet or shorter. Two of their pass-catching tight ends, Foster Moreau and Taysom Hill, are recovering from knee injuries, and 6-2 wide receiver Bub Means was placed on injured reserve in training camp, so will miss the season.

Those receivers have answered questions about the lack of height all summer, with Cooks saying in June that beating the opposing cornerback was more important