2025 Oronde Gadsden Syracuse NFL Draft Report CFBALL

Position Tight End
Class Redshirt Junior
Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 236
Hometown Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Highschool American Heritage (Plantation) HS

Career Overview: Switched to tight end before the 2022 season and shattered Syracuse’s single-season receptions and receiving yards record by a tight end … Posted one of the most productive sophomore seasons by a pass catcher regardless of position … Appeared in 23 games with 15 starts at Syracuse in two seasons … Has 70 career receptions for 1,060 yards and seven touchdowns … Missed the final 11 games of the 2023 season after suffering an injury.

Redshirt Year (2023): Played in just two games, suffering a season-ending injury vs. Western Michigan (9/9) on the first offensive play … Caught seven passes for 67 yards and one touchdown over the first two games … Hauled in six passes for 57 yards and a score in the season opener vs. Colgate (9/2) … Caught one pass for 10 yards vs. Western Michigan (9/9) … AP, Sporting News and Phil Steele Preseason All-American … Preseason All-ACC … AP Preseason All-ACC … Maxwell Award Watch List … Biletnikoff Award Watch List.

Sophomore Year (2022): First Team All-ACC … AP First Team All-ACC … Biletnikoff Award Watch List … ECAC All-Star … Moved to tight end prior to the 2022 season … Caught 61 passes for 969 yards and six touchdowns … Led all tight ends nationally in receiving yardage … 969 receiving yards is the seventh-most in a season in Syracuse history … 61 catches is the most by an Orange sophomore in program history, passing Mike Williams (60/2007) … It is also Syracuse’s single-season record for receptions by a tight end, passing Nick Provo (51/2011) … 969 receiving yards set a new program record for single-season yards by a tight end, passing Chris Gedney (587/1992) … His six receiving touchdowns finished sixth in the ACC … One-of-five players in the conference to register four-or-more 100-yard games … Was graded as Pro Football Focus’ eighth highest receiver in 2022 … Scored the first touchdown of his career in the season-opening win over Louisville (9/3), as part of a three-reception for 36 yards day … Caught three passes for 45 yards at UConn (9/10) … Scored the game-winning touchdown with 38 seconds remaining against Purdue (9/17). Had six receptions for 112 yards and two scores in the contest … Had his second-straight 100-yard game with seven catches for 107 yards in the win over Virginia (9/23) … Caught four passes for 66 yards, all in the first half, of a blowout win over Wagner (10/1) … Set new career highs with eight catches and 141 yards against NC State (10/15), adding another multi-touchdown effort with two … Was named ACC Receiver of the Week (10/17) for his performance against the Wolfpack … Caught six passes for 86 yards at Clemson … Hauled in four passes for 78 yards and a touchdown against Notre Dame (10/29) … Caught one pass for 29 yards against Florida State (11/12) … Hauled in six catches for 85 yards at Wake Forest (11/19) … Notched his fourth 100-yard game of the season, securing six catches for 106 yards, in a win at Boston College (11/26) … Made seven receptions for 78 yards in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota … Named the Bill Maxwell Award recipient as the offense’s most improved player.

Freshman Year (2021): Played in eight games with two receptions for 24 yards … Made his collegiate debut vs. Ohio (9/4) … Had one catch for 10 yards against UAlbany (9/18) … Missed weeks 6-9 due to injury … Returned for the final three games of the year, making one catch for 14 yards vs. Pitt (11/27).

High School: Four-year wide receiver for head coach Patrick Surtain … Rated three stars by 247Sports.com … 37 catches, 608 yards and 13 touchdowns for American Heritage High School … Two-time state champion in Florida … Team captain in 2020 … Also ran track in high school.

Personal: Oronde Benjamin Gadsden II … Born June 25, 2003 in Miramar, Florida … Son of Oronde and Bianke Gadsden … Father, Oronde, played for the Miami Dolphins … One sister … Majoring in economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.