This past season, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert overcame 54 sacks and managed to throw for 3,727 yards and 26 touchdowns. He connected with nine different players for those scores, led by wide receivers Quentin Johnston (8) and Ladd McConkey (6). The vast majority went to wideouts (20), followed by running backs/fullbacks (3) and tight ends (3). TE Oronde Gadsden III was a fifth-round find in 2025 Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images By the way, all of those scoring connections to the latter position went to one player. The Chargers used a fifth-round pick a year ago on Syracuse University standout Oronde Gadsden II. He proved to be a very reliable option, snarking 49 passes on 69 targets in 15 games (7 starts)—an impressive 71.0 catch percentage. It added up to 664 yards (13.6 average) and those aforementioned three trips to the end zone. Gadsden added three catches for 30 yards in the disheartening playoff loss at Foxborough.…