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Only seven players received both at least a 30% target share and at least a 30% air yards share. Six of the players are some of the most elite in the league. The seventh member of that group is second-year Green Bay receiver Matthew Golden.
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Golden joins elite tier with 30% targets and 31.5% air yards; breakout trajectory.

Golden is the seventh player in the entire league to record both at least a 30% target share and at least a 30% air yards share in Week 1, joining elite company: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Justin Jefferson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Puka Nacua, Malik Nabers, and Stefon Diggs. He led the Packers in targets (30%) and air yards (31.5%), with 12 targets (third among wide receivers) and third in the league in air yards. After only 29 receptions for 361 yards as a rookie in 2025, Golden is already more than 25% of the way toward passing his target and reception totals from last year. All arrows are pointing up for the former first-round pick.

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