FantasyPros Articles on Oronde Gadsden

ArticleFantasy Football: 20 NFL Preseason Week 1 Takeaways (2026)August 17, 2026

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It bodes ill for Gadsden's 2026 fantasy value that he played in the Chargers' preseason game against the Texans on Thursday night while fellow TEs Charlie Kolar and David Njoku rested along with the Chargers' other offensive starters.

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Gadsden played while starters rested; dropped from TE11 to TE25, undraftable.

Gadsden played in the Chargers' preseason game against the Texans while fellow TEs Charlie Kolar and David Njoku rested along with the Chargers' other offensive starters. The source notes this bodes ill for Gadsden's 2026 fantasy value. His FantasyPros Expert Consensus ranking has fallen from TE11 early in the offseason to TE20. The source ranks him TE25 and considers him undraftable in all but the deepest of leagues.