Oronde Gadsden II at Syracuse, 2024
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Tight end, Syracuse, 2021–⁠24

Oronde Gadsden II

Number
No. 19
Height
6′5″
Weight
236 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Born
Jun 25, 2003, in Miramar, Florida

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Oronde Gadsden II played tight end at Syracuse (2021–⁠24). The Los Angeles Chargers took Gadsden in round 5, No. 165 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
969
Receiving yards, 2022 (Syracuse, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 165
Round 5, 2025 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Chargers)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. UConn, 2024142receiving yards, career highat UNLV, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Washington State, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Syracuse22412.0014
2022Syracuse6196915.9646
2023Syracuse7679.6117
2024Syracuse7292212.8739
Career1421,98214.01446

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Syracuse19TEYr 1
2022Syracuse19TEYr 2
2023Syracuse19TEYr 3
2024Syracuse19TEJr. (Yr 4)6′5″236

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Syracuse21.97––3.9–
2022Syracuse661.0990th (n=683)0.7171.810%
2023Syracuse60.61––3.7–
2024Syracuse801.0870th (n=581)0.9286.88%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Syracuse 13 games, 72 catches, 922 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.OhioW 38–⁠227108128–
Sep 7vs.Georgia TechW 31–⁠28693232–
Sep 20vs.StanfordL 24–⁠26212010–
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 42–⁠141404–
Oct 4atUNLVW 44–⁠4110142039–
Oct 12atNC StateW 24–⁠17674027–
Oct 24atPittsburghL 13–⁠41333024–
Nov 2vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠31218012–
Nov 9atBoston CollegeL 31–⁠378102130–
Nov 16atCaliforniaW 33–⁠258109026–
Nov 23vs.UConnW 31–⁠241110312212
Nov 30vs.MiamiW 42–⁠38450025–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Washington StateW 52–⁠35474228–
2023 Syracuse 2 games, 7 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.ColgateW 65–⁠0657117–
Sep 9vs.Western MichiganW 48–⁠7110010–
2022 Syracuse 12 games, 61 catches, 969 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠7336114–
Sep 10atUConnW 48–⁠14345019–
Sep 17vs.PurdueW 32–⁠296112246–
Sep 23vs.VirginiaW 22–⁠207107029–
Oct 1vs.WagnerW 59–⁠0466032–
Oct 15vs.NC StateW 24–⁠98141236–
Oct 22atClemsonL 21–⁠27686019–
Oct 29vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠41478130–
Nov 12vs.Florida StateL 3–⁠38129029–
Nov 19atWake ForestL 35–⁠45685024–
Nov 26atBoston CollegeW 32–⁠236106026–
Dec 29 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 20–⁠28778018–
2021 Syracuse 2 games, 2 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 18vs.UAlbanyW 62–⁠24110010–
Nov 27vs.PittsburghL 14–⁠31114014–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′4⅝″
Weight243 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size10″
Wingspan81⅝″
40-yard dash4.59 sW
10-yard split1.72 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press19 repsW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Los Angeles Chargers15496643
2026 (so far)Los Angeles Chargers59861
NFL career20587504

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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