What year is Oronde Gadsden II's rookie card?

Oronde Gadsden II's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Oronde Gadsden II have?

Our checklist lists 6 Oronde Gadsden II rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does Oronde Gadsden II have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2025 Topps Signature Class Rookie Class Autographs #227; 2025 Topps Chrome Retail Rookie Autographs #RRA-OGII.

How much is a Oronde Gadsden II rookie card worth?

Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

Are collectors watching Oronde Gadsden II right now?

Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Oronde Gadsden II are down 14% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Oronde Gadsden II rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Oronde Gadsden II's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Absolute #167. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Signature Class Chrome Rookie Class #227. Oronde Gadsden II's rookie season was 2025.

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5th round, 165th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Oronde Gadsden II card market

Collector attention: down 14% this week, up 12% over 30 days

Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-14.

Oronde Gadsden II's key rookie cards, by our criteria

First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.

First licensed base RC
2025 Absolute #167
Panini, base, Base Rookies. Sources [1]
First chromium RC
2025 Topps Signature Class Chrome Rookie Class #227
Topps, chromium. Sources [1][2]

Which Oronde Gadsden II card is the real rookie card

Oronde Gadsden II is not in 2025 Prizm, Donruss or Donruss Optic, so his Panini rookie cards come from later 2025 releases: Absolute (167, released October 31, 2025) and Mosaic (374, released November 7, 2025). Topps, back as an NFL licensee from April 2026, lists him in the retail-exclusive Topps Chrome Retail Rookie Autographs (RRA-OGII) and in 2025 Topps Signature Class (227, released June 5, 2026) in Rookie Class, Chrome Rookie Class and Rookie Class Autographs. His father Oronde Gadsden was a Miami Dolphins receiver, so check the II suffix and the Chargers team name.

Sources [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Oronde Gadsden II rookie card checklist with card numbers

6 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Oronde Gadsden II card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2025 Absolute #167Base Rookies	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2025 Mosaic #374Base Rookies	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2025 Topps Signature Class Rookie Class #227	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2025 Topps Signature Class Chrome Rookie Class #227	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2025 Topps Signature Class Rookie Class Autographs #227no serial shown on the base autograph line	Autograph	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2025 Topps Chrome Retail Rookie Autographs #RRA-OGIIretail exclusive; checklists print the name without the II suffix	Autograph	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]

Oronde Gadsden II's career, in brief

Played at Syracuse from 2021 to 2024 and was first-team All-ACC in 2022.
Drafted 165th overall by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025.
As a 2025 rookie tight end he caught 49 passes for 664 yards and 3 touchdowns in 15 games.
Son of former Miami Dolphins receiver Oronde Gadsden.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Oronde Gadsden II cards

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.

How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade

PSA

Top grades:: Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
Half grades:: 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.

One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

CGC

Top grades:: Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
Half grades:: Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.

Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.

Source: CGC grading scale

Beckett (BGS)

Top grades:: Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
Half grades:: Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.

Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.

Source: Beckett grading

Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Population by grade

A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2025 Absolute #167 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Oronde Gadsden II card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your Oronde Gadsden II card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.

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Oronde Gadsden II card questions

What is Oronde Gadsden II's rookie card?: Oronde Gadsden II's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Absolute #167. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Signature Class Chrome Rookie Class #227. Oronde Gadsden II's rookie season was 2025.
What year is Oronde Gadsden II's rookie card?: Oronde Gadsden II's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Oronde Gadsden II have?: Our checklist lists 6 Oronde Gadsden II rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Oronde Gadsden II have a licensed rookie autograph?: Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2025 Topps Signature Class Rookie Class Autographs #227; 2025 Topps Chrome Retail Rookie Autographs #RRA-OGII.
How much is a Oronde Gadsden II rookie card worth?: Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
Are collectors watching Oronde Gadsden II right now?: Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Oronde Gadsden II are down 14% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Card facts checked 2026-10-16. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.

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