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Golden caught 29 passes for 361 scoreless yards as a rookie, and while the departure of Romeo Doubs should open up more opportunities for snaps and targets for Golden, it's also hard to ignore the fact that he was never an elite target earner in college. His career 18.6 percent TPRR during his three collegiate seasons leaves much to be desired.
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Golden's low college TPRR and scoreless rookie year signal bust risk despite opportunity.

Playing in an offense that has proudly touted itself as not having a WR1, Golden was already an underwhelming prospect in 2025 when the Packers selected him 23rd overall. As a rookie, he caught 29 passes for 361 scoreless yards, and while the departure of Romeo Doubs should open up more opportunities for snaps and targets, his career 18.6 percent target participation rate during his three collegiate seasons leaves much to be desired. Golden feels like a high variance play that is being set up to provide more bust weeks than boom weeks.

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