Oronde Gadsden or Dawson Knox: Week 6 result

Our Week 6 call

Start Oronde Gadsden over Dawson Knox in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Oronde Gadsden at 3.8 points and Dawson Knox at 3.7, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Oronde Gadsden, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Oronde Gadsden is 15 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Dawson Knox, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Dawson Knox is 13 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 13 and 14 market sources).

That puts Oronde Gadsden 0.0 points ahead of Dawson Knox on the market projections.

Injury status

Oronde Gadsden is not on the injury report.

Dawson Knox 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, Dawson Knox played 69 percent of BUF snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 3 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Dawson Knox, Week 2 against DET: 56 of 74 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Dawson Knox, Week 3 against LAC: 46 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Dawson Knox, Week 4 against NE: 36 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Dawson Knox, Week 5 against LAR: 45 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 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, Dawson Knox played 17 games for BUF and scored 103.7 PPR points, 6.1 a game, finishing TE28.

He caught 36 of 49 targets for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 234 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

Oronde Gadsden scored 4.7 PPR points and Dawson Knox scored 1.0.

The call was right: Oronde Gadsden outscored Dawson Knox by 3.7.

Oronde Gadsden finished 0.9 points above the 3.8 the market projected.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 6 against KC: 33 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 4.7 PPR points.

Oronde Gadsden finished as the week's TE28 in PPR scoring.

Dawson Knox finished 2.7 points below the 3.7 the market projected.

Dawson Knox, Week 6 against LV: 47 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1.0 PPR points.

Dawson Knox finished as the week's TE49 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Oronde Gadsden over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Oronde Gadsden.
• Start Cade Otton over Oronde Gadsden.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Dawson Knox.
• Start Dawson Knox over Cole Kmet.
• Start Elijah Higgins over Dawson Knox.