# Oronde Gadsden II — what pundits predicted TE · Syracuse 38 checkable claims from 19 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (36 unsettled) - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to be 3rd on the depth chart — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e2397c9e-0fdb-4c82-9042-57ee26e747a9 - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55970368-caa8-4c87-8543-2f400be63855 - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fecd3c32-600e-4996-8995-2ab7620d584a - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/621e8a57-9a9a-4df6-a39d-115cd055955c - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8f52d1f8-91ed-459c-99a7-30c2d3fb38e0 - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d924d0f-d573-45c0-84a7-f4aeeeb9dee4 - Oronde Gadsden II to be 3rd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e9e8a675-165c-4246-a19c-eec9f5dfccf4 - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/760054fd-7815-4b86-a9e3-bc9bdb0a730b - Oronde Gadsden II to be 2nd on the depth chart — Walter Cherepinsky, for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c2fa5435-71d6-41b0-9735-6362b80daa9a - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e9a8eb74-a932-46ad-ab83-e447d661c2ec - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3378f47-bf33-4dd5-8a9b-027ab1c9cb1e - Oronde Gadsden II to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 17) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost (ADP: 148 (TE16)) — Ryan Kirksey, for 2026, said Aug 18, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to be 2nd on the depth chart — Ryan Kirksey, for 2026, said Aug 18, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost (Expert Consensus ranking sits at TE20) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3078215d-1f19-4794-a6ec-7a98a8d389c4 - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 94.7 | TE9) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/eadd5e77-5ffc-448a-bd2e-2444c3cf042c - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5a4b8929-16f1-4445-a0d1-6e25d9351c3b - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Chris Welsh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-welsh), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/91879831-1f4d-4c4e-8745-15aae5d1a2da - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a646aef4-adc1-4d34-afe1-ea4e27f639a9 - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost (TE20, Overall RK150 | ECR vs. ADP: -20) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e7365f77-5a0a-45ad-abd4-b20de1360bfc - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost (TE16 to TE19) — Frank Ammirante, for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to be 3rd on the depth chart — Frank Ammirante, for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost (ECR: TE20) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 4, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to record 104 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2514bfdd-c8d1-4282-8b1a-1ef7f0b79f30 - Oronde Gadsden II to record 680 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2514bfdd-c8d1-4282-8b1a-1ef7f0b79f30 - Oronde Gadsden II to record 54 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2514bfdd-c8d1-4282-8b1a-1ef7f0b79f30 - Oronde Gadsden II to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — Nic Bodiford, for 2026, said Jul 31, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Jun 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/428e78ef-b250-4290-b5c3-577500f841a1 - Oronde Gadsden II to fall short of his draft cost — [Scott Bogman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/scott-bogman), for 2026, said Jun 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/20c066e6-dc29-448c-9790-7d983e3b4326 - Oronde Gadsden II to outplay his draft cost — [Scott Bogman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/scott-bogman), for 2026, said May 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/815f1f8b-e7af-4196-9f86-6680ac4fa330 - Oronde Gadsden II to outplay his draft cost — Bob Harris, for 2026, said May 10, 2026; not settled yet - Oronde Gadsden II to be 1st on the depth chart — [Scott Bogman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/scott-bogman), for 2026, said May 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/815f1f8b-e7af-4196-9f86-6680ac4fa330 - Oronde Gadsden II to be 1st on the depth chart — [David Droegemeier](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-droegemeier), for 2026, said Apr 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1704bc44-2d49-4122-9bfc-997dc893bdaa - Oronde Gadsden II to outplay his draft cost (going outside that top five) — [LaQuan Jones](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/laquan-jones), for 2026, said Apr 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8cbddee4-f52d-4fc5-ae8d-ddc7d30e5c8a ## Settled (2) - Oronde Gadsden II to be 1st on the depth chart — [David Droegemeier](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-droegemeier), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.67) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dce8b0b0-fe93-46b2-b81c-5043d2785db8 - Oronde Gadsden II to be picked at number 197 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 14, 2025; scored 25 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/oronde-gadsden-ii Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology