Eli Raridon or Oronde Gadsden: Week 6 result

Our Week 6 call

Start Eli Raridon over Oronde Gadsden in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Eli Raridon at 4.0 points and Oronde Gadsden at 3.8, a gap of 0.2. 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 4.0 fantasy points for Eli Raridon, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

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

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 13 market sources).

That puts Eli Raridon 0.2 points ahead of Oronde Gadsden on the market projections.

Injury status

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Oronde Gadsden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Eli Raridon played 49 percent of NE snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Eli Raridon, Week 1 against SEA: 38 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 1 touchdown.

Eli Raridon, Week 2 against PIT: 11 of 55 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 30 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 4 against BUF: 44 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 5 against LV: 43 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.

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.

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.

How Week 6 went

Eli Raridon scored 2.1 PPR points and Oronde Gadsden scored 4.7.

The call was wrong: Oronde Gadsden outscored Eli Raridon by 2.6.

Eli Raridon finished 1.9 points below the 4.0 the market projected.

Eli Raridon, Week 6 against NYJ: 39 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Eli Raridon finished as the week's TE39 in PPR scoring.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

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