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Matthew Golden
WR · GB · 2025–2026
Born August 1, 2003 · College Texas; Houston · Drafted 2025, round 1, pick 23 (GB) · 5-11, 191 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | GB | 14 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 4.90 | +0.168 | 50.0 | +1.7 | +0.02 | |
| 2026 | GB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | +0.231 | 100.0 | +0.2 | +0.01 | |
| Career | GB | 23 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 5.00 | +0.174 | 54.5 | +1.9 | +0.03 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | GB | 14 | 44 | 29 | 361 | 0 | 65.9 | +0.382 | +0.213+0.039 to +0.386 | 11.7 | 12.5 | +16.8 | +0.28 |
| 2025 playoffs | GB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 80.0 | +1.551 | 13.2 | 14.2 | +7.8 | +0.28 | |
| 2026 | GB | 9 | 92 | 53 | 783 | 5 | 57.6 | +0.211 | +0.295+0.137 to +0.453 | 28.0 | 14.0 | +19.4 | +0.21 |
| Career | GB | 23 | 136 | 82 | 1,144 | 5 | 60.3 | +0.266 | 19.3 | 13.5 | +36.2 | +0.49 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | GB | 14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | GB | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | GB | 23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | GB | 14 | 445 | 53.1 | – | – |
| 2025 playoffs | GB | 1 | 35 | 49.3 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 70.5 | 1 | 3.2 | 6 | 66.7 |
| 2026 | 92 | 68.5 | 9 | 14.3 | 22 | 18.2 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | @ MIN | L 22–39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 6 | 95 | 0 | +0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | @ NYJ | W 20–17 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 0 | +1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-24 | vs ATL | L 14–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 | 100 | 1 | +4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | @ TB | W 17–14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +0.2 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 1 | −1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | vs CHI | W 31–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 | 123 | 0 | +7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | vs DAL | W 23–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 6 | 104 | 1 | +1.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | @ DET | L 17–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 0 | −8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-10-29 | vs CAR | W 27–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 7 | 79 | 1 | +0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ NE | W 45–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | 164 | 1 | +13.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (15 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs DET | W 27–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | +2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-11 | vs WAS | W 27–18 | 2 | 15 | 0 | +1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ CLE | L 10–13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | −0.4 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 0 | +3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ DAL | T 40–40 OT | 1 | 5 | 0 | +0.5 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 0 | +8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs CIN | W 27–18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | +1.2 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 0 | +6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | @ ARI | W 27–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 0 | +5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ PIT | W 35–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | −1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs CAR | L 13–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | −2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ NYG | W 27–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs CHI | W 28–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ DEN | L 26–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 0 | +4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-20 | @ CHI | L 16–22 OT | 2 | 4 | 0 | −0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-27 | vs BAL | L 24–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | −1.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ MIN | L 3–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | −0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-10 | @ CHI | L 27–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 1 | +7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |