#19

Oronde Gadsden II

Former tight end at Syracuse. 2024: 72 catches, 922 receiving yards, 7 TD.

TE · Syracuse · Jr. · #19

6′5″ · 236 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL

CFB Index 86 · #4 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamLos Angeles — drafted 2025, Rd 5, Pick 29, #165 overall

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1017 nationally · Signed with Syracuse

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Syracuse. 2024: 72 catches, 922 receiving yards, 7 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2021.
Drafted round 5 by the Los Angeles in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Syracuse, 1,982 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #165 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 142 yds at UNLV.UNLV · W 44-412024

2021

Signed with Syracuse3-star out of American Heritage

202212 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCfirst

2023

The snaps went the other way.

All-ACC

202413 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCfirst

2025

Drafted by Los Angelesround 5, pick 165

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1017 national

CFB

College

Syracuse

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #165

Los Angeles · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

3 coaches

2021–2022

Dino Babers

Syracuse

2023

Nunzio Campanile

Syracuse

era →

2024

Fran Brown

Syracuse

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, and Fran Brown. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 2nd NFL season

#165Rd 5 · Pick 29

Los AngelesEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy

2022Syracuse7-6HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy

2024Syracuse10-3HC: Fran Brown · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

86All-Conference level #4 of 135?

Medium-low confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (99th percentile). Strength: receptions (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#147 / 610 · 76th pct

20.3%

EPA / target#169 / 610 · 72nd pct

1.06

TD rate#177 / 610 · 71st pct

8.9%

Yards / catch#229 / 610 · 63rd pct

12.9

Catch rate#315 / 610 · 48th pct

89.9%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#3 / 168 · 99th pct

922

Receptions#4 / 168 · 98th pct

Rec TDs#5 / 168 · 95th pct

Yards / catch#40 / 168 · 76th pct

12.8

Rush yards#9 / 27 · 69th pct

Long catch#54 / 168 · 67th pct

Rush TDs#8 / 27 · 37th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.7	55.4	10.3	0.6
Road6g	6.5	89.0	13.7	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	72.4	12.3	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	69.2	11.4	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 135 FBS tight ends by CFB Index Score.2024 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

86 · #4 of 135 TEs

Three-star recruit. Now #4 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Syracuse	72	922	12.8	7	--
2023	Syracuse	7	67	9.6	1	--
2022	Syracuse	61	969	15.9	6	--
2021	Syracuse	2	24	12.0	0	--
Career		142	1,982	14.0	14	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024

W 42–38

vs Miami

4 rec · 50 yds

Edged out Miami at home in a shootout.

With K. McCord — 380 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.9 · -14 rush yds (5 car) · T. Pena — 11 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Washington State · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 28 yds to the WSU 22 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · UNLV · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Georgia Tech · 2&17 · Q4 · EPA +3.26Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 17 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)
Week 9 · Pittsburgh · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.25Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 24 yds to the PITT 49 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Miami · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.24Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 25 yds to the MIA 28 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · California · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +3.13Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 20 yds to the CAL 29 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · UNLV · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.07Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 39 yds to the UNLV 36 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · UNLV · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.05Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 15 yds to the UNLV 36 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · UConn · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 20 yds to the CONN 48 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Washington State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.94Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 18 yds for a TD (Jackson Kennedy KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-22vs Ohio	7	108	15.4	1	28	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 31-28vs Georgia Tech	6	93	15.5	2	32	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 24-26vs Stanford	2	12	6.0	0	10
Wk 5	W 42-14vs Holy Cross	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 6	W 44-41@ UNLV	10	142	14.2	0	39	Season-high 142 yds
Wk 7	W 24-17@ NC State	6	74	12.3	0	27
Wk 9	L 13-41@ Pittsburgh	3	33	11.0	0	24
Wk 10	W 38-31vs Virginia Tech	2	18	9.0	0	12
Wk 11	L 31-37@ Boston College	8	102	12.8	1	30
Wk 12	W 33-25@ California	8	109	13.6	0	26
Wk 13	W 31-24vs UConn	11	103	9.4	1	22
Wk 14	W 42-38vs Miami	4	50	12.5	0	25
Bowl	W 52-35@ Washington State	4	74	18.5	2	28
Total		72	922	11.9	7	39

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Oronde Gadsden II

2021

202212 games

2023

202413 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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