Start AJ Barner or Oronde Gadsden? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Oronde Gadsden over AJ Barner in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Oronde Gadsden at 7.1 points and AJ Barner at 6.4, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Oronde Gadsden this week yet, so his 7.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (7.0, 6.1 and 8.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Oronde Gadsden yet. His market-based projections were 7.0, 6.1 and 8.2 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 7.1, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Oronde Gadsden a 18% chance to score a touchdown (10 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.4 fantasy points for AJ Barner, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for AJ Barner is 24 receiving yards and 2-3 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 12 market sources).

That puts Oronde Gadsden 0.7 points ahead of AJ Barner on these projections.

Injury status

Oronde Gadsden is not on the injury report.

AJ Barner is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Oronde Gadsden played 48 percent of LAC snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 2 against LV: 30 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 3 against BUF: 39 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 4 against SEA: 39 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 36 yards.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 5 against DEN: 39 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 5, AJ Barner played 89 percent of SEA snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 4 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

AJ Barner, Week 2 against ARI: 56 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

AJ Barner, Week 3 against WAS: 61 of 67 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 69 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 4 against LAC: 54 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 5 against SF: 60 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Oronde Gadsden played 15 games for LAC and scored 131.4 PPR points, 8.8 a game, finishing TE15.

He caught 49 of 69 targets for 664 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 443 air yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, AJ Barner played 17 games for SEA and scored 147.3 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE14.

He caught 52 of 68 targets for 519 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 248 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brenton Strange over Oronde Gadsden.
• Start Cade Otton over Oronde Gadsden.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Oronde Gadsden.
• Start Brenton Strange over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over AJ Barner.
• Start Cade Otton over AJ Barner.