Oronde Gadsden II
Los Angeles ChargersRecruited
Class of 2021 · Receiver · High school: American Heritage, Fort Lauderdale, FL
SyracusePartial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.
College: Syracuse 2021-24
Our College Grade
How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
College Production
Syracuse · ACC
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 66 | 54 | 828 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 13 | 80 | 71 | 913 | 7 | 2 |
The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Scouting Report
Syracuse · 2025 draft class
Gadsden is a big-bodied tight end with exceptional ball skills and route-running ability. He displays natural hands, consistently plucking the ball away from his body and making contested catches in traffic. As a route runner, Gadsden shows surprising agility for his size, creating separation with precise cuts and body control. He presents a large catch radius for quarterbacks and excels in red zone situations. Gadsden demonstrates good spatial awareness to find soft spots in zone coverage and has the speed to threaten the seam.
Strengths
- Size
- ball skills
- contested catch ability
- route running
- catch radius
- red zone effectiveness
- body control
- spatial awareness
- seam-stretching ability
- versatility
Concerns
- Blocking technique needs refinement
- must improve play strength at the point of attack
- can be slow getting off press coverage
- needs to develop as an in-line blocker
- occasional concentration drops