Start Noah Gray or Oronde Gadsden? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Noah Gray over Oronde Gadsden in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Noah Gray at 4.1 points and Oronde Gadsden at 3.7, a gap of 0.4. 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 4.1 fantasy points for Noah Gray, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Noah Gray is 14 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 13 market sources).

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

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

That puts Noah Gray 0.4 points ahead of Oronde Gadsden on the market projections.

Injury status

Noah Gray is not on the injury report.

Oronde Gadsden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Noah Gray played 58 percent of KC snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Noah Gray, Week 1 against DEN: 38 of 69 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Noah Gray, Week 2 against IND: 40 of 80 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Noah Gray, Week 3 against MIA: 33 of 52 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Noah Gray, Week 4 against LV: 41 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 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, Noah Gray played 16 games for KC and scored 38.8 PPR points, 2.4 a game, finishing TE59.

He caught 21 of 37 targets for 178 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 71 air yards.

He was on the field for 52 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Colby Parkinson over Noah Gray.
• Start Noah Gray over Cole Kmet.
• Start Oronde Gadsden over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Oronde Gadsden.
• Start Cade Otton over Oronde Gadsden.