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Matthew Golden

Pos: PR3, WR4 Team: GB YoE: 0
Draft: RD 1, PICK 23
Injury Status: H

I. Player News & Analysis

ESPN

RotoWire

Trends

"Golden was selected by Green Bay in the first round of April's draft. He impressed at the combine with a 4.29 40-yard dash and 1.49 10-yard split (both best among WRs). He's a bit on the small side and his 1.86 YPRR across 36 collegiate games isn't very good, but he did make a big leap in 2024 (his lone year at Texas), posting a 58-987-9 receiving line. He can work all over the formation and is a plus kick returner. With Christian Watson (ACL) likely to miss a big chunk of the season and Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed as his primary competition for work, Golden has a good chance to operate as Jordan Love's top target in 2025. The speedster should be viewed as a WR3 with obvious upside."

"Golden saw a major increase in playing time in Week 18 with the Packers resting most of their key offensive players in the regular season finale. The rookie wideout played 100 percent of Green Bay's offensive snaps Sunday after averaging a sub-50 percent snap over his 13 prior games. After being drafted in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the expectations surrounding Golden's ability to be an instant contributor this season were not met. However, the Texas product did flash his potential as a deep threat with the ability to stretch the field. His limited usage in a crowded receiving corps featuring the likes of Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks ultimately capped his upside in his first year as a pro. Golden will continue to be extremely difficult to trust for fantasy purposes as the Packers visit the Bears in the first round of the wild-card playoffs on Saturday."

	Matthew Golden's receiving yards have increased by 103.03% over the past 6 weeks.
	Matthew Golden's receptions have decreased by 70.59% over the past 10 weeks.
	Matthew Golden's target share has decreased by 34.02% over the past 10 weeks.
	Matthew Golden's targets have decreased by 42.86% over the past 10 weeks.
	Matthew Golden's rushing yards per attempt has decreased by 75.0+% over the past 10 weeks.

II. Historical Performance

Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

TGT

REC

YD

TD

FUM

YPA

TGT SHARE

2025

18

GB

3 - 16

MIN

3.0

1.0

8.0

0.0

0.0

2.67

0.273

2025

17

BAL

41 - 24

GB

3.0

1.0

12.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

0.12

2025

16

GB

16 - 22

CHI

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.042

2025

15

GB

26 - 34

DEN

4.0

3.0

55.0

0.0

0.0

13.75

0.1

2025

14

CHI

21 - 28

GB

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.04

2025

11

GB

27 - 20

NYG

3.0

1.0

24.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.115

2025

9

CAR

16 - 13

GB

3.0

2.0

9.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

0.081

2025

8

GB

35 - 25

PIT

3.0

3.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

1.33

0.081

2025

7

GB

27 - 23

ARI

4.0

4.0

37.0

0.0

0.0

9.25

0.138

2025

6

CIN

18 - 27

GB

5.0

3.0

86.0

0.0

0.0

17.2

0.192

2025

4

GB

40 - 40

DAL

6.0

5.0

58.0

0.0

0.0

9.67

0.14

2025

3

GB

10 - 13

CLE

4.0

4.0

52.0

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.16

2025

2

WSH

18 - 27

GB

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.065

2025

1

DET

13 - 27

GB

2.0

2.0

16.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.091