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Oronde Gadsden or Jalen Royals

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Oronde Gadsden

Oronde Gadsden

TE • Los Angeles Chargers LAC
Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals

WR • Kansas City Chiefs KC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gadsden over Royals

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gadsden ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.6
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.9 21.6 0.1 4.6
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Outlook Oronde Gadsden

Oronde Gadsden at Kansas City — Tough Road Matchup Limits Viability

Operating behind Charlie Kolar in the tight end rotation while David Njoku remains sidelined, Gadsden has struggled to secure regular involvement. After catching five passes for 36 yards two games ago, he was held without a reception on a lone target last time out.

Facing an undefeated Chiefs squad in Kansas City as heavy underdogs, the game script may encourage extra passing, but Gadsden's sporadic target share keeps his floor dangerously low. We project him for around two receptions and 21 yards (2.6 fantasy points), warranting a spot on fantasy benches this week.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Royals over Gadsden

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Royals ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.7
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.1 24.4 0.2 5.7
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Outlook Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals vs. Chargers — Minimal Fantasy Appeal Despite Injuries Across Chiefs Receiving Corps

With Rashee Rice ruled out and Tyquan Thornton on injured reserve, Royals has a path to expanded perimeter snaps. However, he has struggled to carve out consistent involvement in the offense, failing to secure a catch on two targets during his last appearance.

Our weekly projections slate him for approximately 2.2 receptions, 26 receiving yards, and 5.9 fantasy points against the Chargers. Although Kansas City enters as heavy home favorites, Royals remains rostered in just 2% of leagues and should stay on fantasy benches outside of ultra-deep formats.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Oronde Gadsden
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
5367.290
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jalen Royals
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Oronde Gadsden
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Jalen Royals
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Oronde Gadsden
OWN
 
3%
-4 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.77 compared to last week
OWN/START Jalen Royals
OWN
 
2%
+1.78 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+1.19 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Oronde Gadsden
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Royals
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Oronde Gadsden

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 34th with 14.80 total points (2.96 avg).
  • Currently 37.6 points behind the leader: Isaiah Likely
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 36th among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 30th among TE.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 21st among TE.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 86 and 9.56 YPC and is currently ranked 34th among TE.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 20th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +10 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 42, REC YDS: 500, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown Jalen Royals

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 111th with 7.70 total points (1.93 avg).
  • Currently 94.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 131st in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 50th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 33rd among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +17 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 17, REC YDS: 199, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Oronde Gadsden

No Injury Reported

Injury Jalen Royals

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Oronde Gadsden

Week 6
Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.25321.7574403.49
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 25.00 total points (6.25 avg).
  • Currently 34 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 321.75 per game and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 371 (92.75 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 4 in pass defense with 916 (229.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 19.25 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 27th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +119.75, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -21, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -4.5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.5, YDS/G: 320.4
Matchups Jalen Royals

Week 6
Kansas City Chiefs VS Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.80323.60841104.04
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 26.00 total points (5.20 avg).
  • Currently 33 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 323.60 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 8 (1.60 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 593 (118.60 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 1025 (205.00 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 4 (0.80 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.80 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +102.31, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -9, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.66,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 16, TDS: 2, PA/G: 21.3, YDS/G: 303.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Oronde Gadsden
9.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Royals
3.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Oronde Gadsden
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 LAC 15 69 49 664 13.6 3 0 0 0 0
2026 LAC 5 16 9 86 9.6 1 1 2 2 0
ON PACE 18 58 32 310 9.6 4 4 7 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 35 25 332 13.6 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 21 88 61 780 12.8 4 1 2 2 0
Career Jalen Royals
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 KC 1 3 2 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
2026 KC 3 5 3 17 5.7 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 23 14 77 5.7 5 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 8 5 21 4.2 1 0 0 0 0
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