On Sept. 8, 2026, the Los Angeles Chargers released their updated depth chart ahead of their Week 1 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, answering some questions regarding where the lineup stands, but also opening up more questions regarding why the lineup stands the way it does.
The Los Angeles Chargers under general manager Joe Hortiz have found significant value in the draft and specifically in the fifth round. The Chargers drafted Tarheeb Still and Cam Hart in the fifth round in 2024 and struck gold again in the fifth round of the 2025 draft with Oronde Gadsden II.
Oronde Gadsden II, born on June 25, 2003 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida grew up watching his father Oronde Gadsden (Senior) make incredible one-handed catches, showing what his son what it takes to be an NFL player.
How many of the active NFL players to rack up at least 140 receiving yards and catch two touchdowns in one game can you name in six minutes?
It doesn't get much better than this for the Los Angeles Chargers: Signing tight end David Njoku in free agency provides a boost to Justin Herbert’s offense,
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Whether you're fighting for a playoff spot or battling for a higher playoff seed, Week 14 in the NFL is a crucial one for fantasy football managers.
As the Los Angeles Chargers came away with the victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 10, every single fan held their breath when standout rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden exited the game in the third quarter with an apparent knee injury.
The Los Angeles Chargers and their fans collectively held their breath when rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden II went down with a knee injury during Sunday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Chargers tight end Oronde Gadsden II didn't have the best first half of his rookie career on Sunday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers. But concern quickly turned from Gadsden's play in the first half to an injury.
The Los Angeles Chargers are coming off a massive win on Sunday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It seems every time these two squads meet, it is on Sunday Night.
Los Angeles Chargers rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden II has been a breakout star in recent weeks both on the field and for fantasy managers who had the foresight to add him to their rosters.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
With each passing week, Los Angeles Chargers tight end Oronde Gadsden II is looking more and more like the biggest steal of the 2025 NFL Draft, as the fifth-round rookie has been on an absolute rampage as of late.
Looking ahead to NFL Week 9, here are five players we expect to outperform their projections in fantasy football.
The NFL Week 8 slate was a boring one filled with blowouts, but the fantasy football ramifications were significant. Let's take a deep dive into a few intriguing storylines from the week.
The Los Angeles Chargers might have just discovered a new budding star during their dominant Week 8 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The game was yet another chapter in tight end Oronde Gadsden II’s sudden breakout, as he joined Mike Ditka, Brock Bowers and Kyle Pitts with multiple rookie records.
As the Los Angeles Chargers entered the season, Oronde Gadsden II had impressed through both training camp and the preseason, having already emerged as perhaps the most promising player from the team's incoming rookie class.
When the Chargers drafted tight end Oronde Gadsden II in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft, they didn't know how good a player they had. They didn't even know after seeing him through the offseason, training camp and the preseason, and they made him inactive for the first two weeks of the regular season.
Chargers rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden II followed last week's monster performance with five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown Thursday night against the Vikings.
There isn't a pick from the LA Chargers' 2025 NFL Draft class that has aged better than fifth-rounder Oronde Gadsden II. Gadsden currently holds the throne for the best value pick in the Chargers' draft class, and he may never give that slot up.
When Oronde Gadsden II was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth round as the 165th overall pick in April, he was probably considered an afterthought by fans.
Oronde Gadsden’s historic 164-yard game was already enshrined in the Chargers’ history books with the records he broke. Antonio Gates’ single-game rookie tight end receiving yards record fell.
Adjusting to the NFL can be difficult for rookies, but each season, a few stand out almost immediately. Here are five from Week 7.
Ahead of NFL Week 4, let's take a look at five players who could outperform their fantasy football projections based on the friendly matchups.
Oronde Gadsden II just wanted to make the roster. But he continues to make a splash. Extending what has been an impressive training camp and preseason, the fifth-round draft choice caught an impressive touchdown in the Los Angeles Chargers' final preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium.
The LA Chargers seemingly landed one of the best steals of the 2025 NFL Draft when the team traded up to take Oronde Gadsden II in the fifth round. Gadsden was one of the most exciting pass-catching tight ends in what was a loaded class and has real potential to develop into a legitimate weapon.
While Tre Harris was one of many second-round picks to remain unsigned through mid-July, the rookie made headlines when he was a no-show during the start of Chargers training camp. Well, the unofficial holdout is over.
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