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Injury Status: Healthy
by Andersen Pickard
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden exploded for 10 catches, 164 yards, and one touchdown during Sunday's Week 9 win over the New England Patriots. This was the best fantasy performance of Golden's young career, and it represented yet another key outing in his breakout season. The Texas product now has 53 catches, 783 yards, and five touchdowns here in Year 2. For fantasy managers, the most encouraging part of Golden's breakout has been his ability to coexist alongside Christian Watson. Both players had over 160 yards on Sunday, and they have both shown that they can produce as a fantasy WR1 in any given week. Even with Watson in the mix, we have no trouble trusting Golden as a top-eight fantasy receiver heading into Week 10 against the Minnesota Vikings.
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2026 STATS SNAPSHOT
| GP | TGT % | TAR/GM | REC | REC / G | REC YDS | YPC | REC TD | PTS | PTS / GM | P-RANK | |||||||||||||||
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| 9 | 47.9 | 10.2 | 53 | 5.9 | 783 | 14.8 | 5 | 137 | 15.3 | - | 110.9 | 12.3 | - | 163.9 | 18.2 | - | 190 | 21.2 | - | 175.9 | 19.5 | - | 149.4 | 16.6 | - |
INJURY STATUS & HISTORY
Active
since Oct 29, 7:13pm ET
More status changes
- Questionable Shoulder Oct 28, 3:08pm ET
- Questionable - DNP Shoulder listed as of Oct 27, 3:13pm ET
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 8 | Questionable | Limited | Shoulder |
| Week 7 | — | Limited | Shoulder |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 14 | Questionable | Limited | Wrist |
| Week 13 | Questionable | Limited | Wrist |
| Week 12 | Questionable | Limited | Shoulder |
| Week 11 | Questionable | Limited | Shoulder |
| Week 10 | Questionable | Did not practice | Shoulder |
| Week 8 | Questionable | Limited | Hip |
Weekly injury report
Not on the injury report this season.
Weekly injury report
Not on the injury report this season.
| Season | Games Played | Weeks on Injury Report | Injuries |
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| 2026 | 9 (in progress) | 1 | Shoulder |
| 2025 | 14 of 17 | 6 | Shoulder, Wrist, Hip |
Status changes are tracked from Oct 2026. Weekly rows come from official NFL injury reports.
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
| WEEK | OPPONENT | MATCHUP RATING | PROJECTED PTS | ||
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| WEEK 10 | MIN | 118.4 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 15.4 |
Who Should I Start? Compare Matthew Golden vs. Others
DRAFT RANK AND ADP
| NICK'S RANK | O-RANK | P-RANK | BB-RANK | $ |
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| 26 | 26 | 13 | 105 | 34 |
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Who Should I Draft? Compare Matthew Golden vs. Others
FANTASY OUTLOOK
Matthew Golden 2026 Outlook: A Vote Of Confidence Despite Disappointing Rookie Season
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden disappointed as a rookie: 29 catches for 361 yards and zero touchdowns in 14 games, despite being the team's first first-round wide receiver selection since 2002. Team brass isn't giving up on Golden just yet, however. The former Texas Longhorn has further entrenched himself among the main receiver rotation with the read more...
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden disappointed as a rookie: 29 catches for 361 yards and zero touchdowns in 14 games, despite being the team's first first-round wide receiver selection since 2002. Team brass isn't giving up on Golden just yet, however. The former Texas Longhorn has further entrenched himself among the main receiver rotation with the departures of target leader Romeo Doubs (New England) and Dontayvion Wicks (Philadelphia). That leaves Golden, Christian Watson, and Jayden Reed, who almost exclusively lines up in the slot, as the starting trio. While his talent remains a question, this is a golden (no pun intended) opportunity for the sophomore to make his impact. His speed (4.29 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in 2025) makes him an enticing selection in fantasy drafts this summer. Golden is a high-upside WR5 in RotoBaller's wide receiver rankings.less...
PLAYER PROJECTIONS
| TAR/GM | REC | REC/GM | YPC | TD | PTS | ||||
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0.0 | 6 | 5.7 | 13.4 | - | 13.3 | 10.3 | 16.3 | 13.9 |
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9.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
STATS AND POINTS
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RED ZONE STATS
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GAME LOG
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