Player Dossier

2021-2024

Syracuse

Oronde Gadsden II

TE • 6'5" • 236 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Oronde Gadsden II reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

33%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

71

High-end production for a tight end

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

58

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Syracuse

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Syracuse
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Player Story

Oronde Gadsden II built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a tight end from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 19, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Oronde Gadsden II's career was his receiving...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2025
Selection
Round 5 · Pick 29
Overall
No. 165
NFL Team
Los Angeles Chargers

Oronde Gadsden II, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Syracuse. Oronde Gadsden II reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,982
Receptions
142
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Oronde Gadsden II quick answers

Latest team and position
Syracuse · TE
Career Receiving Yards
1,982
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · Syracuse
Top game
NC State
NFL Draft
2025 · Round 5 · Pick 29 · Los Angeles Chargers
Latest roster
No. 19 · Junior
2024 Receiving yards rank
922 receiving yards · TE 3rd (top 1%) · ACC 5th (top 2%) · National 41st (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonSyracuse2224049.1
2022 PostseasonSyracuse12778092
2022 Regular SeasonSyracuse1254891692
2023 Regular SeasonSyracuse2767143.7
2024 PostseasonSyracuse13474274.7
2024 Regular SeasonSyracuse1368848574.7

Related Context

Oronde Gadsden II played TE for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Oronde Gadsden II recorded 12 rushing yards, 1,982 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Syracuse.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

Syracuse paired 969 primary output with 95.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 95.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Postseason · Syracuse

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

80.8

Efficiency

95.4

Usage

28.3

Consistency

78.5

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 78. Louisville: 36. UConn: 45. Purdue: 112. Virginia: 107. Wagner: 66. NC State: 141. Clemson: 86. Notre Dame: 78. Florida State: 29. Wake Forest: 85. Boston College: 106

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 7 by 74.3. Louisville: 3 by 80. UConn: 3 by 100. Purdue: 6 by 100. Virginia: 7 by 100. Wagner: 4 by 100. NC State: 8 by 100. Clemson: 6 by 95.6. Notre Dame: 4 by 100. Florida State: 1 by 100. Wake Forest: 6 by 94.4. Boston College: 6 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins87.6 · Games = 7 · +16.4 vs Losses
Losses71.2 · Games = 5 · -16.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

NC State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Boston College

Result
Thu 12/29@ MinnesotaL 20-2877811.111.10018
Sun 11/27@ Boston College100 receiving yardsW 32-23610617.717.70026
Sun 11/20@ Wake ForestL 35-4568514.214.20024
Sun 11/13vs Florida StateL 3-381292929029
Sat 10/29vs Notre DameL 24-4147819.519.50130
Sat 10/22@ ClemsonL 21-2768614.314.30019
Sat 10/15vs NC State100 receiving yards · High volumeW 24-9814117.617.60236
Sat 10/1vs WagnerW 59-046616.516.50032
Fri 9/23vs Virginia100 receiving yardsW 22-20710715.315.30029
Sat 9/17vs Purdue100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 32-29611218.718.70246
Sat 9/10@ UConnW 48-143451515019
Sun 9/4vs LouisvilleW 31-73361212114

Player Story

Oronde Gadsden II story

Oronde Gadsden II built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a tight end from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 19, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Oronde Gadsden II's career was his receiving role: 142 catches, 1,982 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 12 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Syracuse. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 12 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.

The arc is straightforward: Oronde Gadsden II moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Syracuse

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonSyracuse24805.9
2022 PostseasonSyracuse96995.428.3945
2022 Regular SeasonSyracuse96995.428.30
2023 Regular SeasonSyracuse676512.8-902
2024 PostseasonSyracuse92276.817.8855
2024 Regular SeasonSyracuse92276.817.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs NC State

Week 7 · W 24-9 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

141

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

141 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Purdue

Week 3 · W 32-29

112

Receiving Yards

93.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ UNLV

Week 6 · W 44-41

142

Receiving Yards

92.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

142 receiving yards with a 94.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Virginia

Week 4 · W 22-20 · Conference game

107

Receiving Yards

92 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Boston College

Week 13 · W 32-23 · Conference game

106

Receiving Yards

90.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

106 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Syracuse

969 primary output · 95.4 efficiency · 28.3 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · Syracuse

92

969 primary · 95.4 efficiency · 28.3 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Syracuse

74.7

922 primary · 76.8 efficiency · 17.8 usage

Milestones

9

100+ receiving yards

5

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games