Brock Bowers vs Oronde Gadsden II: Who Should You Start?
Brock Bowers and Oronde Gadsden II are both viable fantasy tight ends heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Brock Bowers averaged 12.0 PPG across 12 games with the Las Vegas Raiders, while Oronde Gadsden II posted 7.1 PPG in 15 appearances for the Los Angeles Chargers.
A 4.9-PPG gap gives Brock Bowers the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Both see steady target volume for the tight end position. Brock Bowers had 64 catches for 680 yards; Oronde Gadsden II posted 49 for 664. At a position where most starters barely clear 7 PPG, this class of tight end is where the fantasy advantage lives week to week.
Brock Bowers has his bye in Week 8, and Oronde Gadsden II rests in Week 12. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
