WR · GB

Matthew Golden

TeamGB

PositionWR

Jersey#0

Age23

Height5'11"

Weight191 lb

CollegeTexas; Houston

Experience1 yrs

Week 2 outlook

Bench in 10- and 12-team leagues

Projected 9.2 PPR points (7.6 half-PPR, 5.9 standard) at NYJ, WR45 this week. 2026: 12 targets in Week 1 (30% target share), 95 yards, 0 TD. That is up from 2025, when he averaged 3.1 targets per game (5 PPR per game over 14 games, finished WR88); one game is a small sample.

The desk this week: Nico Barrera says start · Tess Calloway says sit

Injury status as of Thu, Sep 17, 8:34 AM ET. Official inactives come out about 90 minutes before kickoff — check them before you lock your lineup.

Week 2

WR rankings →

Week 2 matchup@ NYJSun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM ET

Projection · PPR9.2Half 7.6 · Std 5.9

Week 2 rank · PPRWR45Signed rankings · FLEX 101

Sleeper, last 24 hours+71Kleagues added him

Trade value · PPR0Rest of season: 151.1 pts

The desk on him

GB WR

start Pending

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 · Locked Sun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM ET

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 Pending

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 · Locked Sun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM ET

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

1 game · 15.5 PPR per game

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	Car	PPR	Finish
1	MIN	12	6	95	0	30.0%	0	15.5	WR17

2025 season

14 games · 5.0 PPR per game · finished WR88

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Tgt share	Car	PPR	Finish
1	DET	2	2	16	9.1%	0	3.6	WR83
2	WAS	2	0	0	7.4%	2	1.5	WR111
3	CLE	4	4	52	16.0%	3	10.1	WR37
4	DAL	6	5	58	16.7%	1	11.3	WR29
6	CIN	5	3	86	19.2%	2	13.2	WR22
7	ARI	4	4	37	14.3%	0	7.7	WR48
8	PIT	3	3	4	8.6%	0	3.4	WR70
9	CAR	3	2	9	8.6%	0	2.9	WR75
11	NYG	3	1	24	12.0%	0	3.4	WR73
14	CHI	1	0	0	4.3%	0	0.0	WR102
15	DEN	4	3	55	11.1%	0	8.5	WR47
16	CHI	1	0	0	4.2%	2	0.4	WR117
17	BAL	3	1	12	12.0%	0	2.2	WR93
18	MIN	3	1	8	30.0%	0	1.8	WR89