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NegativeRoleSep 12, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Golden was only a part-time player for Green Bay in his rookie season despite preseason hype, with only five games surpassing a 60% snap share. When on the field, he posted a 17% target-per-route-run rate, 1.46 yards per route run, and 0.065 first downs per route run. Among 109 qualifying receivers, he ranked 16th in separation but 67th in route win rate. The source is unimpressed overall. However, in Week 1 against Minnesota's blitz-heavy defense, Love posted an 18% target-per-route run rate and 1.90 yards per route run when blitzed, which could lead to a flex-worthy stat line for Golden. Minnesota allowed the second-most yards per target and third-most fantasy points per target to perimeter receivers.
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PositiveInjurySep 11, 2026Zain Dhanani
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Packers WR Room: Christian Watson Jayden Reed Matthew Golden ---- Skyy Moore J. Michael Sturdivant ---- IR: Savion Williams It was already going to happen, but these route shares for the top 3 WRs are going to be large

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NegativeProjectionSep 11, 2026NBC Sports Rotoworld
Golden should get on the field far more often in his second season after the Packers got rid of Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks in the offseason. However, including his postseason explosion, Golden ranked 49th in yards per route run and 75th in targets per route run, with his closest comp by those metrics being Darius Slayton. While he should improve in his second season, the source is skeptical he becomes an every-week fantasy option right away.
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NegativeMatchupSep 10, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
The Vikings' unique defense causes problems for inexperienced teams, but the Packers should be used to it. Individually, the Vikings' starting CBs aren't very good, but they play two-high shells at the highest rate in the NFL, making it difficult to hit explosives despite blitzing. Golden may need to show more underneath and intermediate production to pay off. The Packers have a 22.5-point team total (17th) and Golden projects for 42.5 yards.
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PositiveRoleSep 10, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Golden played only 50% of Packers snaps as a rookie despite going 23rd overall, but his path to near full-time snaps is now obvious with Romeo Doubs (free agent) and Dontayvion Wicks (trade) out of the way. Per route, Golden was solid with 1.44 yards per route and 15.5% targets per route. The Packers are likely passing more and playing with more pace without Josh Jacobs, creating a pretty obvious path to a ceiling if Golden plays well.
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PositiveRoleSep 10, 2026Fantasy Life Articles
Overzet recommends Golden as a high-upside play in Week 1 against the Vikings, acknowledging it's fair to want to see it first but stating he's "YOLO starting him this week." The matchup is solid, and the team has been signaling all offseason that Golden will be a big part of their plans. Overzet notes Golden is a volatile play because his targets will likely be deep, but he'd be "disgusted" with himself if he left a spike week on the bench.
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PositiveNewsSep 9, 2026Zain Dhanani
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Matt LaFleur TLDR said he wants his top 3 WRs on the field for as many plays as possible, which matches what we've heard all offseason They are not going to rotate nearly as much this season, which is big for Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, & Matthew Golden Hard matchup

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NegativeRoleSep 9, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Matthew Golden was only a part-time player for Green Bay in his rookie season despite preseason hype, surpassing a 60% snap share in just five games. When on the field, he posted a 17% target-per-route-run rate, 1.46 yards per route run, and 0.065 first downs per route run. Among 109 qualifying receivers, he ranked 16th in separation and 67th in route win rate. Against Minnesota's blitz-heavy scheme, Jordan Love posted an 18% target-per-route-run rate and 1.90 yards per route run when blitzed, which could lead to a flex-worthy stat line for Golden in Week 1, though he likely won't be Love's first read. Minnesota allowed the second-most yards per target and third-most fantasy points per target to perimeter wide receivers.
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PositiveNewsSep 8, 2026SleeperNFL
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NFL execs predicted the 2026 award winners: Here’s who they chose 👇 MVP: Joe Burrow OPOY: Jahmyr Gibbs DPOY: Will Anderson Jr. OROY: Jadarian Price DROY: Caleb Downs CPOTY: Patrick Mahomes Breakout player: Matthew Golden Coach of the Year: Brian Schottenheimer (@​JFowlerESPN)

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PositiveNewsSep 8, 2026SleeperNFL
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NFL execs predicted the 2026 award winners: Here’s who they chose 👇 MVP: Joe Burrow OPOY: Jahmyr Gibbs DPOY: Will Anderson Jr. OROY: Jadarian Price DROY: Caleb Downs CPOTU: Patrick Mahomes Breakout player: Matthew Golden Coach of the Year: Brian Schottenheimer (@​JFowlerESPN)

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PositiveNewsSep 7, 2026SleeperNFL
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Packers WR Matthew Golden on Year 2: "There's really no pressure. I'm very confident in my preparation. All the opportunities I will get this year, I know I'll make the most of them. Whatever the team needs me to do, obviously, that's what I'm here to do." (via @​RealDYates)

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PositiveNewsSep 7, 2026Underdog NFL
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Matthew Golden going into his second season, via @​RealDYates: "I’m very confident in my preparation … All the opportunities that I will get this year, I know I’m going to make the most of them." <https://play.underdogsports.com/vgwg/japgoyn1>

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PositiveNewsSep 7, 2026Sigmund Bloom
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After Packers drafted Matthew Golden, his grandma asked why he decided to share that he experienced homelessness. "Granny, because [there's] a lot of people in the world [who are] homeless. And I just want somebody that think they can't make it [to know] that they can make it." [Retweeted](

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