With a dominant two-game performance, Los Angeles Chargers' tight end Oronde Gadsden is suddenly one of the NFL's best 10 rookies.

A cross-conference battle kicks off NFL Week 8 as the Los Angeles Chargers host the Minnesota Vikings on 'Thursday Night Football' at 8:15 p.m. ET. NFL player props figure to center on the passing games,

Chargers' Oronde Gadsden is 2nd in NFL history for rookie tight end record originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Sometimes, a rookie will put up a huge game and then sort of vanish the following week.

Gadsden was a former receiver that switched to tight end during his time at Syracuse and it shows when he's on the field. The Chargers loved his potential and Gadsden has made the most of his opportunities thus far.

When the Chargers drafted tight end Oronde Gadsden II in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft, they didn't know how good a player they had.

The Los Angeles Chargers improved to 5-3 with their win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football, and they're sitting just behind the Denver Broncos, who are 5-2. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs are still very much in the mix at 4-3.

Behind 117 rushing yards from Kimani Vidal and three touchdown passes from Justin Herbert, Los Angeles cruised to a 37–10 win over Minnesota to improve to 5–3 on the season. It was a needed response for coach Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers after they suffered a 38–24 loss in Week 7 to the Colts.

Catching passes from Justin Herbert is a full circle moment for Los Angeles Chargers rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden II.

Los Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver Tre Harris reels in a 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Justin Herbert.