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Matthew Golden

RANK #2512025 RESULTS · FULL-PPRWR85WR · Green Bay PackersAge 225' 11"2025 season

Games

Targets

Receptions

361

Rec yards

Rec TD

FPTS (PPR)

5.0

FPTS / game

TIER 6 · #251 OVERALLDepth piece — #85 among wide receivers

Matthew Golden is ranked #85 among 197 eligible NFL wide receivers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 2.4 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 2.8 touches/game over that stretch vs 3.9 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile57%

2025 season results · Computed from official box scores · Full-PPR scoring, ranked by last-season total points · updated July 27

AVOID AT COST

Matthew Golden 2026 fantasy outlook

4.8Proj FPTS · ~72 / 15 games

1.8–8.5Typical game · middle 50%

#1961QB draft rank

#218Superflex rank

#250 · WR85Scoring rank · position

104.1ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #114; we rank him #196 overall and WR85 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (2.8 touches/gm late vs 3.9 season), a late-season decline in per-touch efficiency.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025 game log

GB 2026 schedule — bye week 11

17 GAMES · SEASON STARTS SEPT

@MIN

@NYJ

ATL

@TB

CHI

DAL

@DET

CAR

@NE

W10

MIN

W11

BYE

W12

@LAR

W13

@NO

W14

BUF

W15

MIA

W16

@CHI

W17

HOU

W18

DET

Plan around the week-11 bye when pairing Golden with other WRs on your roster.

Matthew Golden consistency and floor

14 GAMES

0.4

Floor (p10)

5.0

Average

11.3

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered36%

Boom rate125%+ of average36%

Bust rateunder half of average36%

5.0

Season avg FPTS

4.3

Last 10 FPTS

2.6

Last 5 FPTS

Golden vs other wide receivers

PERCENTILE · 197 RANKED

Targets4458

Receptions2960

Rec yards36162

Rec TD031

Fantasy PPG5.055

Percentile among all ranked NFL wide receivers · 99 = best

Golden fantasy points, last 14 games

2025 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 13.2SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 2.6

Matthew Golden game log — 2025

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

WK	OPP	RESULT	TGT	REC	REC YDS	RUSH YDS	FPTS
18	@MIN	L 16-3	3	1	8	0	1.8
17	BAL	L 41-24	3	1	12	0	2.2
16	@CHI	L 22-16 OT	1	0	0	4	0.4
15	@DEN	L 34-26	4	3	55	0	8.5
14	CHI	W 28-21	1	0	0	0	0
11	@NYG	W 27-20	3	1	24	0	3.4
9	CAR	L 16-13	3	2	9	0	2.9
8	@PIT	W 35-25	3	3	4	0	3.4
7	@ARI	W 27-23	4	4	37	0	7.7
6	CIN	W 27-18	5	3	86	16	13.2
4	@DAL	T 40-40 OT	6	5	58	5	11.3
3	@CLE	L 13-10	4	4	52	9	10.1
2	WSH	W 27-18	2	0	0	15	1.5
1	DET	W 27-13	2	2	16	0	3.6

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QIs Matthew Golden a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #251 overall, #85 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Matthew Golden be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 104.1 (roughly round 9 in a 12-team league). We rank him #196 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Matthew Golden score in 2026?

We project 4.8 PPR points per game across an expected 15 games — approximately 72 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 1.8 and 8.5 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #250 in projected scoring (#196 on the 1QB draft board once positional value is applied).

QHow consistent is Matthew Golden for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 36% of games, with a floor of 0.4 and a ceiling of 11.3 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 36% of games and busted (under half his average) in 36%.

Answers computed by TurfSplit from official box scores.