Devaughn Vele

Vele attended Rancho Bernardo high school in California. He made 52 receptions for 980 yards with 11 touchdowns as a senior. He was not highly recruited out of high school and chose to walk on at Utah in 2019. Vele did not see much playing time in his first two seasons, making 1 special teams tackle in 2019 and making 2 receptions for 12 yards in 2020. In 2021, Vele saw action in all 14 games with seven starts, recording 23 receptions for 389 yards and a touchdown. In 2022, he appeared in all 14 games with 12 starts, ranking second on the team in receptions (55) and receiving yards (695), scoring five touchdowns. Vele returned to Utah in 2023. He played in 10 games with nine starts, recording a team-high 43 receptions for 593 yards and 3 touchdowns.