Overview
- The rookie tight end posted five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown in a 37-10 win over the Vikings, his second straight game with a score.
- He is the first rookie tight end since Mike Ditka in 1961 to total at least 240 receiving yards and two touchdowns across a two-game span.
- His Week 7 line of seven receptions for 164 yards and a touchdown broke Antonio Gates’ franchise rookie mark for a tight end.
- Gadsden’s snap share has climbed to roughly three quarters of offensive plays in recent games as Justin Herbert and coaches praise his poise and reliability.
- A surge in fantasy interest followed his breakout while his father, Oronde Gadsden Sr., said on Miami radio he is still keeping him on his fantasy bench.