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LAC · TE · #86

Oronde Gadsden

No. 2 on the depth chart

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Is Oronde Gadsden starting?

Oronde Gadsden is listed No. 2 at TE on the Los Angeles Chargers depth chart. Charlie Kolar is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Oronde Gadsden this week

The Los Angeles Chargers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Oronde Gadsden is listed No. 2 at TE going into that game.

At TE for the Los Angeles Chargers, Charlie Kolar sits ahead of him, and Hayden Rucci and David Njoku are next in line behind him.

Oronde Gadsden's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 17-23 vs DEN (Oct 11); L 23-30 at SEA (Oct 4); L 16-24 at BUF (Sep 27).

Oronde Gadsden wears No. 86, is 23 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 236 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Syracuse.

Is Oronde Gadsden playing this week?

Oronde Gadsden is listed No. 2 at TE for Los Angeles Chargers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

LAC TE Depth

1Charlie KolarStarter
2Oronde Gadsden
3Hayden Rucci
4David Njoku

Los Angeles Chargers Starting Lineup

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Age
23
Height
6' 5"
Weight
236
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026LAC5916861120
    2025LAC1549696643000
    Career2 yrs2058857504120

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    2
    +0.4/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    86
    -27.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    20
    Rush Yds
    2

    #34 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    2026141374-7.740.6111.6%11.6%0.260-0.05
    20256242212816.521.0612.7%13.7%0.290—
    Career76525832—————0—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 3 games

    Rec
    4-5
    Rec Yds
    50
    TD
    1
    Yds/Rec
    12.5

    Road · 2 games

    Rec
    5-11
    Rec Yds
    36
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    7.2

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs DENYDS 0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 17-23

    Oct 4L@ SEAYDS 36
    REC
    5
    TGT
    8
    YDS
    36
    TD
    0
    CAR
    1
    YDS
    2
    TD
    0

    Final L 23-30

    Sep 27L@ BUFYDS 0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 16-24

    Sep 20Lvs LVYDS 18
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    18
    TD
    1
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 14-26

    Sep 13Lvs ARIYDS 32
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    32
    TD
    0
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 14-26

    Oronde Gadsden's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Oronde Gadsden plays 46% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share46%

    College

    Syracuse

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