Oronde Gadsden II
Los Angeles Chargers·#86UNDERPAIDModel Score
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 →
Season Stats · 1 games
Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
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.
Strengths
- 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.
Concerns
- 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.
Fantasy Outlook
Oronde Gadsden II scored 5 PPR points, 5.2 per game this season. Compare him against any TE and track weekly rankings in our fantasy tools.