Oronde Gadsden TE

LAC — Week 2 vs LV, who allow the 29th-most points to TEs — recently Greg Dulcich put up 1.8 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Oronde Gadsden

5.2 PPR points against ARI on 2/2 rec, 32 yd — right on his 4.8 projection (+0.4). The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Oronde Gadsden this week?

Oronde Gadsden projects 4.6 PPR points in week 2 vs LV — the 29th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 5.2 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at TE — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs LV: 220 passing yards a game allowed (8.15/attempt) · 0 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 29th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how LV defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 18% offensive snaps · 2 targets/game, 7.5% target share · 4.6% air-yard share (aDOT 6.3) · 2 catches for 25 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (15 games): 62.6% offensive snaps, 4.6 targets/game, 14.4% target share, 16.7% air-yard share (aDOT 9), 3.3 catches for 44.3 yards/game, 3 TD. (2025) TD luck: 3 scored vs 4.2 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 0.6 · median 3 · ceiling 8.3 — 6% chance of 10+, 1% of 15+, 0% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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