Oronde Gadsden II Fantasy Overview

Chargers TE Oronde Gadsden drew just 3 targets in Sunday's loss at Buffalo and caught none of them. But it wasn't for lack of availability. Gadsden ranked third on the team in routes, running 28 to 32 for both Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston. That edged Tre' Harris (26) and represented 73.9% of QB Justin Herbert's dropbacks. TE Hayden Rucci stayed close to Gadsden in playing time, getting 28 snaps to Gadsden's 39. That gap proved smaller in the first half, when Gadsden played 17 of the Chargers' 34 snaps and Rucci played 13.

Chargers TEs David Njoku and Charlie Kolar will be placed on IR with the injuries they suffered in the Week 2 loss to the Raiders, HC Jim Harbaugh said. Kolar's forearm injury will cost him "about a month," a source tells ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. We're still waiting for details on Njoku's knee injury, but he's also out at least 4 weeks.

Update: Njoku has a fibula injury, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, but there's still no timeline for his return.

Chargers TE Charlie Kolar left in the second half of Sunday's game vs. the Raiders with a forearm injury and is questionable to return. L.A. lost TE David Njoku to a knee injury earlier in this one, leaving TE Oronde Gadsden atop the depth chart.

The Chargers ran two TEs out with the first unit for Thursday night's brief appearance against the 49ers. Neither of those guys was second-year TE Oronde Gadsden. Charlie Kolar and David Njoku each played two of Justin Herbert's three snaps before clear starters left the preseason contest. Njoku played three more snaps before his night ended, while Kolar played six more. Gadsden wound up tallying 2 catches for 24 yards among 3 targets, but his first look didn't come until early in the second quarter on the team's third possession.