Mike Gesicki vs Oronde Gadsden: Who Should You Start?
Two tight ends who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Mike Gesicki (Cincinnati Bengals) finished the 2025 season averaging 4.4 fantasy points per game in 13 games. Oronde Gadsden (Los Angeles Chargers) came in at 7.1 PPG over 15 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Oronde Gadsden carries a 2.7-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Oronde Gadsden is the volume tight end in this matchup with 49 receptions for 664 yards, while Mike Gesicki profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (2 scores on 28 catches). In weeks where Mike Gesicki finds the end zone he out-scores Oronde Gadsden, but the floor gap is real.
Mike Gesicki has his bye in Week 12, and Oronde Gadsden rests in Week 5. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
