WR · Green Bay Packers · #0

Matthew Golden

WR1

College: Houston
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 191 lb
Experience: 2nd season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.09▼ 0.29 vs '25

33rd of 44 WRs

Catch rate

52.2%▼ 13.7 vs '25

43rd of 44 WRs

Yards / target

7.8▼ 0.4 vs '25

23rd of 44 WRs

Target share

25.9%▲ 13.5 vs '25

12th of 44 WRs

Receiving

540 yds+0.09 EPA/TGT

36 rec · 69 tgt · 3 td

Ranks compare against the 44 qualifying wide receivers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+7.1

Rushing+0.2

Net+7.3

Best game · Wk 5 vs CHI

6/7

Rec/Tgt

123

Rec yds

+8.6

Rec EPA

+1.08

EPA/target

20.5

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 @ MINL	12	6	95	15.8	0	50.0	11.4	+0.8	+0.06	0	0	0
Wk 2 @ NYJW	6	4	58	14.5	0	66.7	13.3	+1.3	+0.22	0	0	0
Wk 3 vs ATLL	12	5	100	20.0	1	41.7	16.6	+4.6	+0.38	0	0	0
Wk 4 @ TBW	7	3	21	7.0	1	42.9	12.7	−1.6	−0.24	1	6	0
Wk 5 vs CHIW	7	6	123	20.5	0	85.7	15.6	+8.6	+1.08	0	0	0
Wk 6 vs DALW	13	6	104	17.3	1	46.2	15.6	+1.5	+0.11	0	0	0
Wk 7 @ DETL	12	6	39	6.5	0	50.0	13.8	−8.0	−0.67	0	0	0
Season	69	36	540	15.0	3	52.2	14.2	+7.1	+0.09	1	6	0

How he compares

2026 wide receivers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2025 with Packers

$17.6Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $4.4M
Guaranteed: $17.6M 100%
2026 cap hit: $4M 1.3% of the cap
Signed: 2025
Runs through: 2028

2025

2026 · now

2027

2028

Year 2 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	7	+7.3	69	36	540	3	52.2	15.0	7.8	25.9	+0.09	1	6	0
2025	14	+18.5	44	29	361	0	65.9	12.4	8.2	12.4	+0.38	10	49	0
Career	21	+25.8	113	65	901	3	57.5	13.9	8.0	16.9	+0.20	11	55	0