FantasyPros Articles on Matthew Golden
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Matthew Golden is in the midst of a sophomore breakout season. Golden is the WR15 in fantasy points per game with a 22.6% target share, 2.32 YPRR, four red zone targets, six deep targets, and a 27.4% first-read share (leads the team). He has been absolutely awesome.
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Golden's sophomore breakout is real, but Tampa's single-high rate limits ceiling.
Matthew Golden is in the midst of a sophomore breakout season, ranking WR15 in fantasy points per game. He carries a 22.6% target share with 2.32 YPRR, four red zone targets, six deep targets, and a team-leading 27.4% first-read share. The source notes Golden was a sleepy rookie with minimal usage but has been absolutely awesome this season. Against Tampa Bay this week (71.7% single-high rate, second-highest in NFL), Golden is second on team with a 24% target-per-route run rate but only 1.43 YPRR against single-high. The source notes this isn't a coffin nail but makes it harder to project a ceiling week, though Tampa Bay hasn't been amazing at defending perimeter wide receivers (13th-most yards per target and fantasy points per opportunity). Golden can still have a strong Week 4 even if he doesn't blow the doors off.
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