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WR · GB Questionable

Matthew Golden

Injury report: Shoulder · Limited Participation in Practice
TeamGB
PositionWR
Jersey#0
Age23
Height5'11"
Weight191 lb
CollegeTexas; Houston
Experience1 yrs

Week 8 outlook

Start in 12-team leagues · Flex in 10-team

Projected 11.1 PPR points (9.1 half-PPR, 7.1 standard) vs CAR, WR23 this week. 2026: 9.9 targets per game over 7 games (25.9% target share), 540 yards, 3 TD. That is up from 2025, when he averaged 3.1 targets per game (5 PPR per game over 14 games, finished WR88). Listed Questionable (Shoulder): projection cut from 13 to 11.1 PPR. CAR has allowed fewer fantasy points to WRs than average.

Injury status as of Sun, Nov 1, 9:14 AM ET. Official inactives come out about 90 minutes before kickoff — check them before you lock your lineup.

Week 8

WR rankings →
Week 8 matchupvs CARThu, Oct 29, 8:15 PM ET
Projection · PPR11.1Half 9.1 · Std 7.1
Week 8 rank · PPRWR23Model · FLEX 49
Trade value · PPR21Rest of season: 136.5 pts

The desk on him

GB WR
start Miss

Start Matthew Golden at the Jets

12 targets and a 30% share is a workload, not a coincidence. The 15.5 points were what that usage looks like on a quiet day. The volume travels to New York.

Nico Barrera
WR · GB at NYJ  ·  Wk 2: WR35 · 9.8 PPR
The evidence (9)
  • Week 1 opponentMIN
  • Week 1 PPR points15.5
  • Week 1 PPR finishWR17
  • Week 1 targets12
  • Week 1 target share30%
  • Week 1 receptions6
  • Week 1 receiving yards95
  • Week 1 air-yards share29.2%
  • Week 2 opponentat NYJ
Source: nflverse weekly player stats and schedule · Signed by Saul Ancona
GB WR
sit Hit

Sit Matthew Golden despite the target count, efficiency wasn't there

12 targets sounds like a WR1 role, but a 30% share only turned into 95 yards and zero touchdowns, and last season he was a WR88. The room is buying the target count and ignoring that Green Bay's offense spread it thin without converting for him specifically. I'll let the crowd chase the volume; I want to see the points before I start him again.

Tess Calloway
WR · GB at NYJ  ·  Wk 2: WR35 · 9.8 PPR
The evidence (16)
  • Week 1 opponentMIN
  • Week 1 PPR points15.5
  • Week 1 PPR finishWR17
  • Week 1 targets12
  • Week 1 target share30%
  • Week 1 receptions6
  • Week 1 receiving yards95
  • Week 1 air-yards share29.2%
  • Week 2 opponentat NYJ
  • 2025 games played14
  • 2025 PPR points per game5
  • 2025 season PPR finishWR88
  • 2025 targets per game3.1
  • Week 2 projection, PPR9.2
  • Week 2 projection, half-PPR7.6
  • Week 2 projected rank, PPRWR45
Source: nflverse weekly player stats and schedule · Signed by Saul Ancona

2026 game log

8 games · 16.4 PPR per game
WkOppTgtRecYdsTDTgt shareCarPPRFinish
1MIN12695030.0%0 15.5WR17
2NYJ6458020.7%0 9.8WR35
3ATL125100123.5%0 21.0WR7
4TB7321123.3%1 11.7WR37
5CHI76123022.6%0 20.3WR11
6DAL136104132.5%0 22.4WR5
7DET12639028.6%0 9.9WR27
8CAR13779133.3%0 20.9WR6

2025 season

14 games · 5.0 PPR per game · finished WR88
WkOppTgtRecYdsTDTgt shareCarPPRFinish
1DET221609.1%0 3.6WR83
2WAS20007.4%2 1.5WR111
3CLE4452016.0%3 10.1WR37
4DAL6558016.7%1 11.3WR29
6CIN5386019.2%2 13.2WR22
7ARI4437014.3%0 7.7WR48
8PIT33408.6%0 3.4WR70
9CAR32908.6%0 2.9WR75
11NYG3124012.0%0 3.4WR73
14CHI10004.3%0 0.0WR102
15DEN4355011.1%0 8.5WR47
16CHI10004.2%2 0.4WR117
17BAL3112012.0%0 2.2WR93
18MIN318030.0%0 1.8WR89