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Matthew Golden Green Bay Packers · #0

Wide Receiver · 5' 11", 191 lbs · Houston, TX · Age 23

Matthew Golden is a Wide Receiver for the Green Bay Packers, drafted 23rd overall, 2025. In 2026 he caught 18 passes for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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Matthew Golden

Season avg18 rec · 274 yds · 2 td

Career avg47 rec · 635 yds · 2 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

18rec

274yds

2td

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Scouting report

Matthew Golden — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Matthew Golden is a Wide Receiver for the Green Bay Packers, drafted 23rd overall, 2025. In 2026 he caught 18 passes for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Receiving

B+

Big-play

Scoring

Receiving yards

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Volume

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B+

Big-play

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Scoring

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A+

Target share

Elite · offense

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Act II

Where Matthew Golden stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #33 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

66Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Matthew Golden — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Receiving

274 YDS

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A+

Volume

18 REC

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B+

Big-play

15.2 Y/R

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A+

Scoring

2 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Matthew Golden

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

rec

18–27

309

rec yds

274–344

1–2

targets

37–43

games

3–11

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 18 → projected 22 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

+3.7

Age curve

+0.4

Net vs last season+4.1 rec

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 23 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 14 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Matthew Golden career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2025	14	29	361	0	44	12.4
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	18	274	2	37	15.2
Career	18	47	635	2	81

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Tee Higgins 99%Tetairoa McMillan 99%Chris Olave 99%CeeDee Lamb 99%Davante Adams 98%Christian Watson 98%

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Context

Are the Green Bay Packers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record

77off index

98def index

+41net

90%playoff odds

62roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B (77), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 63, pass rush 96, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Matthew Golden

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-08-01

The beginning

Matthew Golden is a Wide Receiver for the Green Bay Packers, in his 2nd NFL season.

Green Bay Packers

Turning pro

Drafted 23rd overall, 2025 as a Wide Receiver.

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Matthew Golden is a Green Bay Packers wide receiver, drafted 23rd overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 47 passes for 635 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 18 passes for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

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Golden's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Gonna be, gonna be golden

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 191 lbs
Draft: 23rd overall, 2025
Born: Houston, TX
Age: 23
Jersey: #0

Background

Matthew Golden is from Houston, TX and is 23 years old. He was drafted 23rd overall, 2025 and plays wide receiver at 5' 11", 191 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 47 passes for 635 yards and 2 touchdowns. Golden is currently on the Green Bay Packers roster.

The person

Matthew Golden is a depth receiver who has caught 47 passes for 635 yards and 2 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Receiving47 career catches, 635 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Best season29 catches for 361 yards in 2025.

Yards per catch13.5 yards per reception over his career.

First-round pedigree23rd overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Matthew Golden — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Matthew Golden, answered.

What position does Matthew Golden play?

Matthew Golden is a Wide Receiver for the Green Bay Packers.

When was Matthew Golden drafted?

Matthew Golden was drafted 23rd overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Matthew Golden played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Matthew Golden's career stats?

He has caught 47 passes for 635 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Matthew Golden career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Matthew Golden Green Bay Packers · #0

Matthew Golden — the report card

Where Matthew Golden stands

Matthew Golden — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Matthew Golden

Matthew Golden career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Green Bay Packers built to win?

The Ballad of Matthew Golden

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Matthew Golden — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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Matthew Golden head-to-head

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