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Oronde Gadsden started the season third on the Chargers' depth chart, but injuries in front of him could make him a starting fantasy tight end.

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Who to Add, Drop, Buy Low and Sell High Ahead of Week 3

Week 2 is in the books, and it’s time to move on to Week 3. With several injuries this weekend, it will be important to keep up with the news of who will and won’t play in Week 3, and make some backup plans when figuring out your waiver moves today. One injury situation we’ve already learned more about since Sunday is the Chargers tight end situation.

Oronde Gadsden started the season third on the Chargers’ depth chart behind free-agent additions Charlie Kolar and David Njoku. While Gadsden was only a receiving tight end as a rookie, he played significantly throughout the preseason in an every-down role. He only managed 10 snaps in a backup role in Week 1, but his playing time increased in Week 2 after Njoku suffered a fibula injury. Later on, Kolar endured a forearm injury, and now both tight ends have landed on injured reserve.

This leaves Gadsden as the only tight end on the Chargers’ roster. They have Patrick Herbert and Evan Svoboda on the practice squad; while Will Dissly and Tucker Fisk were on the roster last season, both are currently free agents. Regardless of what route Los Angeles goes with to find backup tight ends, all roads point to Gadsden taking a substantially larger role for these next few weeks.

Los Angeles has a difficult schedule where it will need to throw the ball a lot, so Gadsden should be running plenty of routes. If he builds on what he did last season, Gadsden could become a fantasy starting tight end and keep the receiving role even when the other tight ends are healthy.

If you need a tight end specifically this week, Dalton Schultz and Pat Freiermuth are better options, but Gadsden should still be considered over players like Kyle Pitts Sr., T.J. Hockenson and Hunter Henry. Gadsden is also a better long-term option over Schultz and Freiermuth.

To check out more players you should consider adding, and other roster moves you should make, check out the 5 to add, drop, buy low, sell high.

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🏆 Players to add, drop, buy low or sell high + Week 3 rankings

Oronde Gadsden started the season third on the Chargers' depth chart, but injuries in front of him could make him a starting fantasy tight end.

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