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Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz on Matthew Golden

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Matthew Golden. He has nearly 75 more unrealized area yards than the next closest player. And speaking of Golden guys, already mentioned him before, leading the way in unrealized air yards. He also leads the NFL in total pass interference penalties with four and in DPI yards with 97. The only guy that I should say, no one's close, but the second place guy in terms of DPI yards, Chargers wide receiver Trey Harris. all the way down there at 54, man. So, Matthew Golden has already been one of the seasons, I would say, best fantasy picks and best overall surprises coming back from a very, very down rookie year.
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NFL leader in unrealized air yards and DPI yards; best fantasy surprise

Golden leads the entire NFL in unrealized air yards for the season with nearly 75 more than the second-place player (Roman Wilson); he also leads the NFL in total pass interference penalties with four and in DPI yards with 97, indicating elite downfield opportunity and drawing defensive penalties. Hartitz calls him one of the season's best fantasy picks and overall surprises, noting his recovery from a down rookie year and that the team has been leaving meat on the bone with even bigger things potentially ahead.

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