Oronde Gadsden II

Los Angeles Chargers·#86UNDERPAID

Pos TEHt 6'5"Wt 236 lbCollege Syracuse

Model Score

70.5 MODEL

Resting on limited playing time

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 · 15 games

4920th

Rec

66411th

Rec Yds

324th

Rec TD

6919th

Targets

44.316th

Yds/Gm

8.923rd

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

0.93317th

EPA / target

3.3 yd33rd

Avg separation

6.0 yd

Avg cushion

1.115th

YAC over exp

73.0%

Catch %

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.