Matthew Golden

WRGBBye 11

WR45Maniacs rank, #96 overall
95.8ADP, pick 8.12
13.3'26 PPG, 5 games
3 of 5'26 spike weeks
4.2'25 PPG, WR90 finish
9.3%of Underdog teams

Stat Maniac

Through Week 5 of 2026, Matthew Golden is averaging 13.3 half-PPR points per game on 13.6 xFP (91st percentile among WRs), right in line with expectation. Golden has played 83% of offensive snaps (82nd percentile) with +0.31 EPA per target (46th percentile). The closest statistical comp since 2012 is Calvin Johnson's 2015 season (91% match): WR11 that year.

2026 season, through Week 5, 5 games, WR11 in total points. Percentiles against the top 96 WRs by points with 4+ games.

  1. Core
  2. Points per game8613.3
  3. xFP per game9113.6
  4. EPA per target460.31
  5. Scoring
  6. Spike-week rate8960%
  7. Ceiling week7818.0
  8. Floor week9010.2
  9. Opportunity
  10. Snap share8283%
  11. Target share8124.0%
  12. Air-yards share8538.5%
  13. aDOT7714.0
  14. xTD per game940.62
  15. Efficiency
  16. Points over expected41-0.4
  17. 20+ yard catch rate5013.6%

Closest seasons since 2012

  1. 91%2015 Calvin Johnson: WR11 that season (13.6 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.
  2. 91%2012 A.J. Green: WR4 that season (15.7 PPG), WR5 the next year (16.1 PPG).
  3. 91%2013 A.J. Green: WR5 that season (16.1 PPG), WR24 the next year (14.2 PPG).

PoorAverageElite Half PPR, Weeks 1-17. Comps match percentile profiles across 2012-2025 at the position. xFP is expected points on the same touches; how it works.

Season lines

Half PPR, Weeks 1-17
SeasonGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDTgt shareWOPRPtsPPGSpike wksFinish
2025134128353011.0%0.2954.24.21WR90
202654424397224.0%0.6366.313.33WR11
2026Maniacs proj-------141.88.3--

A spike week is a top-24 WR finish that week, the weeks that win best ball. Finish is the season rank by half-PPR points among all WRs.

Game log

Full color = top-24 week

2026 season

Week 1 vs MIN: 12.5 pts, WR201Week 2 vs NYJ: 7.8 pts, WR352Week 3 vs ATL: 18.5 pts, WR73Week 4 vs TB: 10.2 pts, WR344Week 5 vs CHI: 17.3 pts, WR125Week 6: no game6Week 7: no game7Week 8: no game8Week 9: no game9Week 10: no game10Week 11: no game11Week 12: no game12Week 13: no game13Week 14: no game14Week 15: no game15Week 16: no game16Week 17: no game17
WkOppTgtRecRec ydsRec TDTgt shareWOPRPtsFinish
1MIN12695030.0%0.6512.5WR20
2NYJ6458020.7%0.577.8WR35
3ATL125100123.5%0.7118.5WR7
4TB7321123.3%0.6410.2WR34
5CHI76123022.6%0.5817.3WR12
2025 game log (13 games)Week 1 vs DET: 2.6 pts, WR851Week 2 vs WAS: 1.5 pts, WR1062Week 3 vs CLE: 8.1 pts, WR373Week 4 vs DAL: 8.8 pts, WR324Week 5: no game5Week 6 vs CIN: 11.7 pts, WR206Week 7 vs ARI: 5.7 pts, WR507Week 8 vs PIT: 1.9 pts, WR778Week 9 vs CAR: 1.9 pts, WR829Week 10: no game10Week 11 vs NYG: 2.9 pts, WR6811Week 12: no game12Week 13: no game13Week 14 vs CHI: 0.0 pts, WR12914Week 15 vs DEN: 7.0 pts, WR4615Week 16 vs CHI: 0.4 pts, WR11716Week 17 vs BAL: 1.7 pts, WR9417
WkOppTgtRecRec ydsRec TDTgt shareWOPRPtsFinish
1DET221609.1%0.162.6WR85
2WAS20007.4%0.251.5WR106
3CLE4452016.0%0.748.1WR37
4DAL6558016.7%0.438.8WR32
6CIN5386019.2%0.5411.7WR20
7ARI4437014.3%0.275.7WR50
8PIT33408.6%0.141.9WR77
9CAR32908.6%0.231.9WR82
11NYG3124012.0%0.332.9WR68
14CHI10004.3%0.100.0WR129
15DEN4355011.1%0.277.0WR46
16CHI10004.2%0.050.4WR117
17BAL3112012.0%0.321.7WR94