Oronde Gadsden II
Overview
Board Oct 12Week 5 rest-of-season review, Oct 12, 2026. The three reads are where our backtested model, the betting market and his 2026 production each place him at TE; our board rank is the call.
Where his stats say he could finish from here: TE25 to TE40. Our rank stays the call.
2026 so far5 games
- target share up from 8.1% to 17.3% (last 2 games vs the three before)
- snap share up from 40% to 57% (last 2 games vs the three before)
- 3.76 yards of separation (NGS) (9th of 40 TEs)
- -0.48 EPA a target (46th of 48 TEs)
- 46% of snaps (38th of 48 TEs)
Ranked among 48 qualified TEs this season.
80% range 3.4–10.1 half-PPR points a game. Biggest inputs: college production +0.6, trade value now +0.3, 2025 PPG +0.3, game script (spreads) +0.2. The model informs the rank; it does not set it.
Week 6
Lines Oct 14LAC
KCUpdated Oct 14, 2026, built on a LAC team total of 17. Rank is among every TE we project this week.
Allowed to TEs per game across 4 games. Best games against them: Brock Bowers (W4, 20.6 PPR, 6/11 86 yds); Michael Mayer (W4, 16.2 PPR, 8/10 82 yds); Tyler Warren (W2, 14.4 PPR, 6/7 21 yds).
EPA ranks entering Week 6: #9 against the pass, #14 against the run (1 = best defense).
Big number: receiving fantasy points KC allows a game to TEs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Oronde Gadsden II's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 4 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.
Against KC beforelast 1
| Game | Line | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 W15@ KC · W 16-13 | 4-61 on 5 tgt | 8.1 |
no stats recorded
Game log
2026 · through W5Every gametap a game for the detail
LAC -8.5 (closing) · total 47.5 · indoors · 7 days rest
Projected 3.9 (TE32) · LAC -6.5 (closing) · total 43.5 · indoors · 7 days rest · division game
Projected 7.5 (TE15) · LAC +7 (closing) · total 50.5 · 68°F, wind 12 mph · 7 days rest
Projected 5.0 (TE27) · LAC +7 (closing) · total 42.5 · 63°F, wind 3 mph · 7 days rest
Projected 5.4 (TE28) · LAC +3.5 (closing) · total 42.5 · indoors · 7 days rest · division game
D# = the opponent's rank against TEs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at TE that week.
Usage
What changedlast 3 full games vs. before
| W1, W2 | W3, W4, W5 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snap share | 31.0% | 56.7% | +25.7 |
| Target share | 7.6% | 13.2% | +5.6 |
| Air-yard share | 4.7% | 19.5% | +14.8 |
| Targets a game | 2.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
Games he left injured are left out of both sides.
LAC target treeshare of team targets, 2026
Season to date, games each player played.
Role details2026, through Week 5
Advanced
Percentile against the TEs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 5. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.
Expected vs. actualPPR, from this season's play-by-play
1 TDs on 0.66 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›
Leaderboardstop 10 among TEs, 2026
Splits
As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5
| Situation | Tgt | Rec-Yds-TD | Yds/tgt | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All targets | 16 | 9-86-1 | 5.47.1 | -0.480.25 |
| Red zone19% of targets | 3 | 2-15-1 | 5.04.6 | 1.270.61 |
| Inside the 106% of targets | 1 | 1-10-1 | 10.03.1 | 2.030.68 |
| Third down50% of targets | 8 | 2-17-0 | 2.16.6 | -1.010.21 |
| Score within 763% of targets | 10 | 5-61-1 | 6.17.0 | -0.630.22 |
| Trailing by 8+38% of targets | 6 | 4-25-0 | 4.26.7 | -0.230.20 |
| Two-minute drill13% of targets | 2 | 2-15-0 | 7.56.4 | -0.840.23 |
| Vs. the blitz25% of targets | 4 | 2-11-0 | 2.86.8 | -1.100.20 |
| No blitz75% of targets | 12 | 7-75-1 | 6.37.2 | -0.280.27 |
| Play action19% of targets | 3 | 2-36-1 | 12.07.3 | -0.110.25 |
| With motion63% of targets | 10 | 5-53-0 | 5.37.4 | -0.980.29 |
| Screens6% of targets | 1 | 1-5-0 | 5.05.8 | -0.140.03 |
Small grey number = every TE in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 10 of his 16 charted targets were catchable; 1 drop, 2 of 3 contested caught.
Against coverage2025 (2026 is not charted per player)
| Coverage | Tgt | Yds/tgt | Caught | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man | 25 | 7.8 | 64% | +0.40 |
| Zone | 47 | 10.6 | 77% | +0.20 |
| Cover 3 | 23 | 9.4 | 78% | −0.04 |
| Cover 1 | 19 | 8.8 | 63% | +0.46 |
With and withoutfantasy points a game, LAC, 2025–2026
"Without" = games he played and the teammate did not (a QB counts as playing with 10+ attempts). Games either of them left injured are left out. Small samples swing hard. Who benefits when a player gets hurt? ›
Team
LACLos Angeles Chargers offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.
Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB
| Week | Score | Implied | Pass rate | QB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1vs ARI | 14-26 | 28.0 | 59%−11.9 | Herbert27 att |
| W2vs LV | 14-26 | 25.0 | 48%−20.1 | Herbert27 att |
| W3vs BUF | 16-24 | 21.8 | 56%−6.9 | Herbert34 att |
| W4vs SEA | 23-30 | 17.8 | 53%−21.7 | Herbert31 att |
| W5vs DEN | 17-23 | 19.5 | 45%−22.6 | Herbert24 att |
Depth chartTE, Oct 14
Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs TEs
Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to TEs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›
Head coach: Jim Harbaugh. QB: Justin Herbert (most pass attempts, Week 5).
Charts
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Career
Season by season
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Pts/g | xFP/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026LAC | 5 | 9-86-116 tgt, 11.0% share | 3.9TE42 | 5.5−3.5 |
| 2025LAC | 15 | 49-664-369 tgt, 14.1% share, routes 70% | 7.1TE23 | 8.2+6.7 |
Under points a game: his rank at TE in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).
Red zone and touchdowns
| 2025 | 15 RZ tgt (19%), 6 end-zone, 3 rec TD vs 3.2 exp |
Floor and ceilingPPR
1 of his last 15 games reached 20 PPR; 9 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›
Every game since 2025
2025 game log 15 games · LAC · 8.8 PPR a game
| Game | Line | Snaps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W3vs DEN · D16 | 5-46 on 7 tgt | 26% | 7.1 |
| W4@ NYG · D22 | 2-16 on 3 tgt | 48% | 2.6 |
| W5vs WAS · D26 | 1-14 on 1 tgt | 54% | 1.9 |
| W6@ MIA · D25 | 7-68 on 8 tgt | 73% | 8.3 |
| W7vs IND · D18 | 7-164-1 on 9 tgt | 79% | 25.9 |
| W8vs MIN · D12 | 5-77-1 on 5 tgt | 77% | 16.2 |
| W9@ TEN · D9 | 5-68 on 5 tgt | 80% | 9.3 |
| W10vs PIT · D30 | 3-13 on 6 tgt | 52% | 2.8 |
| W11@ JAX · D31 | 2-41 on 5 tgt | 88% | 5.1 |
| W13vs LV · D4 | 1-27 on 2 tgt | 70% | 3.2 |
| W14vs PHI · D4 | 1-7 on 4 tgt | 62% | 1.2 |
| W15@ KC · D6 | 4-61 on 5 tgt | 52% | 8.1 |
| W16@ DAL · D16 | 1-7 on 1 tgt | 59% | 1.2 |
| W17vs HOU · D11 | 3-32-1 on 6 tgt | 73% | 10.7 |
| W18@ DEN · D20 | 2-23 on 2 tgt | 46% | 3.3 |
Health
No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.
2026 injury reportofficial, week by week
✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.
Historyofficial injury reports since 2020
| Year | Weeks listed | Ruled out | Listed for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Knee |
1 report weeks over 1 seasons; recurring: Knee. Risk label: low.
Teammates on the report
Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›
Value
Market Oct 10Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.
Teal dot = today (3,847). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. TEs about 23 valued near #123 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 45 players' worth).
Risk profilepreseason, from comparable players
140.1 overall, TE17. Sleeper 107.7 · Yahoo 126.2 · CBS 156.8 · Underdog 162.1 · ESPN 169.8
Profile
Athletic profilepercentile vs TEs at the combine since 2010
College production
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Yds share | Dominator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Syracuse | 12 | 68-848-5 | 19.5% | 18.4 |
| 2023Syracuse | 2 | 7-67-1 | 8.9% | 10.7 |
| 2022Syracuse | 11 | 54-891-6 | 34.8% | 33.2 |
| 2021Syracuse | 2 | 2-24-0 | 4.3% | 2.2 |
Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.
GWTTKB takes
A real bull case (strong per-game stretches as a rookie, an explosive contested-catch skill set, an offense expected to be much improved) sits directly against a real bear case (the team gave meaningful guaranteed money to a competing TE who profiles as a better scheme fit for the specific run-heavy, play-action offense they're building) — genuinely a coin-flip profile with real variance both ways, not a clean read either direction.