Oronde Gadsden II
Los Angeles ChargersOronde Gadsden II has 17 catches, 155 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in 7 games for the Los Angeles Chargers this season through Week 8, 5.5 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 4.9 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A converted receiver still waiting for a real tight end role.
The case for
- 6'5"/240 converted-WR frame is a near-ideal modern move TE physical profile. His father's 5-year NFL career provides genuine football-IQ baseline most rookies lack.
- Greg Roman's offense historically uses two-TE personnel groupings, which protects developmental TE workloads from total invisibility.
The worry
- Empty 2025 STTM ranking and no game log in our dataset confirms the role was negligible. 5th-round pedigree means roster spots are not guaranteed.
- Will Dissly's contract through 2026 plus Tyler Conklin and any future additions caps the realistic 2026 TE2 ceiling.
What to watch: Whether his 2026 snap share clears 30% across the first six weeks, the threshold that separates a developmental piece from a roster cut candidate.
Full take and bio
The empty 2025 dataset means the projection is purely the 5th-round draft slot and the converted-WR profile, both of which suggest a developmental year-one role with meaningful Year 2 upside. At 23 with an NFL pedigree (his father's career) and converted-WR route tree, the 2026 question is whether the Chargers commit to him as Justin Herbert's intermediate target.
Gadsden came out of Syracuse as the Los Angeles Chargers' 5th-round pick (165th overall) in 2025 after a five-year college career that converted him from WR to TE for his final season. His father Oronde Gadsden played 5 NFL seasons as a WR for the Dolphins. At 6'5" and 240 pounds he is a converted big-bodied receiver, designed as a move TE in Greg Roman's scheme. The empty 2025 STTM ranking and game log in our dataset reflects either an injury-shortened rookie season or a deep-depth role behind Will Dissly and Tyler Conklin.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Dawson Knox, Sean Ryan, Fred Baxter. Built like: John Carlson, Temarrick Hemingway, Trey McBride. Coming out: Dennis Pitta, Harrison Bryant, Greg Dulcich.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 4 stars, 4 starters, 9 backups, 3 didn't stick.
Oronde Gadsden II Props This Weekat LA
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1.5 | -145 Bovada | +110 Bovada |
| Receiving yards | 16.5 | -115 Bovada | -115 Bovada |
Best price across 9 books as of Mon Nov 2. Lines move; check the book before you bet. This week's board · Line Room
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Oronde Gadsden II Injury StatusNot listed
Oronde Gadsden II is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 7 games
5.5 fantasy points a game, 39 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Oronde Gadsden II at TE32 (the public consensus says TE33); the model has 67 PPR points left for him this season; this week he visits LA.
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 5, pick 165 to the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025, out of Syracuse (ACC). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2022-2024, 23 games: 125 rec, 1,741 yds, 11 TD, 13.9 yds/rec. Coming out: RAS 7.96, 114" broad.
Recruited
Class of 2021 · Receiver · High school: American Heritage, Fort Lauderdale, FL
SyracuseHis full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2021 class are still being added.