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2026 season · TE · #86 · 2nd season

86Oronde Gadsden II

Age 23 · 6'5" · 236 lb · Syracuse · Pick 165 overall (2025). Listed TE2 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 47% across 7 games.

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LACChargers offense47% of snaps
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Targets
26
3.7 per game
T-28th of 45
Receptions
17
65% catch rate
T-27th of 45
Yards
155
22 per game
T-34th of 45
Touchdowns
1
7 first downs
T-27th of 45
Target share
12%
13% of air yards
28th of 45
aDOT
7.1
air yards per target
14th of 45
EPA / target
-0.34
-8.8 total
43rd of 45
YAC / catch
4.1
69 after the catch
33rd of 45
The short version
  • How goodGadsden II's -8.8 EPA is 42nd of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+10.0, 43rd percentile per target).
  • Fantasy3.1 standard points a game, TE38 of 109.4.3 half-PPR points a game, TE37 of 109.5.5 PPR points a game, TE35 of 109.
  • How he's usedHe lives outside the numbers: only 8% of his targets come over the middle (league 26%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 3.7 a game over his last three against 3.7 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Texans rank 18th vs TE, allowing +0.25 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets12%28th of 45
39th
Depth of targetair yards per target7.114th of 45
70th
After the catchyards per reception4.133rd of 45
28th
Catch ratereceptions per target65%34th of 45
24th
EPA per target-0.3443rd of 45
6th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target27%39th of 45
14th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better8%39th of 45
14th
Yards per game22.134th of 45
24th
Success rate35%43rd of 45
6th
Total EPA-8.842nd of 45
8th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Gadsden scores 3.1 standard points a game, TE38 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.3 and 4.9; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 3 busts (under 3). This week the Texans allow the 5th-fewest standard points to TEs, 5.5 a game.

Points a game3.1TE38 of 109
Season21.7TE37 · 7 games
Most weeks0.3–4.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 39+ · under 3

Gadsden scores 4.3 half-PPR points a game, TE37 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.6 and 7.4; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 4). This week the Texans allow the 5th-fewest half-PPR points to TEs, 7.8 a game.

Points a game4.3TE37 of 109
Season30.2TE36 · 7 games
Most weeks0.6–7.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 312+ · under 4

Gadsden scores 5.5 PPR points a game, TE35 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.9 and 9.6; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 3 busts (under 5). This week the Texans allow the 4th-fewest PPR points to TEs, 10.1 a game.

Points a game5.5TE35 of 109
Season38.7TE33 · 7 games
Most weeks0.9–9.6his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 315+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

He lives outside the numbers: only 8% of his targets come over the middle (league 26%). His share of the team's targets is 13%: on third down it climbs to 21%; inside the 20 it climbs to 27%.

Stays outsideMiddle of the field 8% · 6th pctlThird-down guy21% on third down · 13% overallRed-zone guy27% inside the 20 · 13% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
4%
36th
Screensshare of his targets
8%
63rd
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
8%
6th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
45%
41st
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
21%
81st
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
27%
88th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
58%
41st
Play actiontargets off play action
19%
28th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · vs TexansSun Nov 8 · 4:05 PM EST
The game
HOUvs Texans
Sun Nov 8 · 4:05 PM EST
SoFi Stadium
HOU −4.5 · O/U 40.5
The defense vs TE
18th vs TE
allow +0.25 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 3 games, 3.3 targets a game, 12 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 52%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Texans rank 18th vs TE, allowing +0.25 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 12 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season2 seasons
22Games
95Targets
66Receptions
819Yards
4TD
2025 to 2026 · 2 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 664 receiving yards in 15 games. This season's 22.1 a game puts him on pace for 376 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2025LAC156949664313.644.3+0.24
2026LAC7261715519.122.1-0.34
Career1 tm229566819412.437.2+0.08
Career highsYards 664 · 2025TD 3 · 2025Receptions 49 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE2 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
2 on 26 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
78.7
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    8Omarion HamptonRB102372 · 3 TD-23.9
    34Keaton MitchellRB57214 · 1 TD-3.6
    28Kimani VidalRB43182 · 2 TD-3.6
    10Justin HerbertQB34183-4.1
    1Quentin JohnstonWR28205+5.5
    9Tre HarrisWR28256+8.4
    15Ladd McConkeyWR24286 · 1 TD+9.3
    88Charlie KolarTE1798-15.2