{"id":232339,"date":"2025-05-13T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=232339"},"modified":"2025-05-13T06:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T10:19:49","slug":"matthew-golden-packers-rookie-dynasty-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/05\/13\/matthew-golden-packers-rookie-dynasty-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Golden: Packers Rookie Dynasty Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Green Bay Packers drafted Matthew\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Golden<\/a>\u00a0with the 23rd overall pick in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">2025 NFL Draft<\/a>. Golden joins a very crowded wide receiver room in Green Bay that was lacking a true alpha wide receiver last season. Can Golden become that guy, and what is Matthew Golden\u2019s dynasty outlook?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Dynasty Outlook for Matthew Golden<\/h2>\n<h3><b>Current Production<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden spent his first two years in college at Houston,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/matthew-golden-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">putting up modest numbers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before transferring to the University of Texas for his final season. He only had 38 catches in each of his two seasons with Houston before catching 58 for 987 yards and nine touchdowns in 16 games during the Longhorns&#8217; run to the College Football Playoff Semifinal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entering the season, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/21\/2025-nfl-draft-profile-wr-isaiah-bond-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Isaiah Bond<\/a> was supposed to be the Longhorn wide receiver drafted early, but he wound up going undrafted. Golden <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/02\/matthew-golden-texas-longhorns-wide-receiver-dynasty-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">skyrocketed up draft boards<\/a> during the season, helped by his 4.29 40-yard dash during the combine, the fastest among all wide receivers and the second fastest overall. He entered the Draft after his junior season, foregoing his senior year of eligibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First look at <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewGolden_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MatthewGolden_<\/a> in his new <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/packers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Packers<\/a> threads \ud83d\udd25 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CrTa9d7X9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CrTa9d7X9c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1918777056126456086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Golden Dynasty Price<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keeptradecut.com\/dynasty-rankings\/players\/matthew-golden-1775\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KeepTradeCut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a website that crowdsources dynasty values from players who use the site, Golden is the WR28. He was the WR38 before the Draft, so he skyrocketed after the Packers took him. He is ranked right behind <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/12\/d-k-metcalf-fantasy-outlook-after-trade-to-steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">DK Metcalf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/07\/21\/chris-olave-fantasy-football-outlook-saints\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chris Olave<\/a>, and Jaylen Waddle, while being ahead of Terry McLaurin, D.J. Moore, and Jameson Williams. He is going in the late first round of 2025 rookie dynasty drafts.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232595\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232595 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25125007-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25125007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25125007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25125007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25125007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25125007-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25125007-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25125007-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan 5, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf (14) can\u2019t hang on to a pass in the end zone as he is defended by Los Angeles Rams cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. (25) in the first half at SoFi Stadium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><b>Golden Dynasty Outlook<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Packers have a crowded wide receiver room, consisting of Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, and Dontayvion Wicks. They also drafted <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/29\/nfl-draft-profile-savion-williams-tcu\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Savion Williams<\/a> in addition to Golden. These guys seemed to take turns being the lead receiver last season. Reed started the year with two top-two weekly finishes among wide receivers in the first four weeks. However, he only had one top-24 finish in the rest of the season. Doubs started with little production, but had a solid middle stretch of the season. Watson was a boom-or-bust player all season, dealing with injuries, and is expected to miss most of the 2025 season. None of these guys could be trusted as the WR1 for Green Bay. Watson and Doubs will both be free agents after this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Final Dynasty Rookie Rankings 2025 | Fantasy Football Tiers &amp; Breakdowns\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nIu2UeIwbRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden has a similar skillset to Watson, being the deep threat on the outside of the field. This was the first time in 23 years that the Packers drafted a wide receiver in the first round, so they saw Golden as their future WR1. However, they want to use a variety of wide receivers and get everyone involved in the offense, including the tight ends of Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave. Not to mention that Josh Jacobs is a great running back. There are a lot of mouths to feed in this offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/fantasy\/dynasty\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Read More Dynasty Outlook, Including Shedeur Sanders and Emeka Egbuka<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><b>Should You Draft Matthew Golden in Dynasty Leagues<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden is a player who has a brighter future than in 2025. There will be a lot of competition for targets in 2025, but if Doubs and Watson are not re-signed, the opportunity will be there for Golden to develop and become quarterback Jordan Love\u2019s go-to guy. Therefore, fantasy managers trying to win now should pass on Golden. I would rather take <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/05\/10\/jayden-higgins-dynasty-outlook-following-historic-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jayden Higgins<\/a> or Tre Harris in the early-to-middle-second-round than draft Golden in the late-first-round. However, fantasy managers trying to rebuild should take a swing on Golden as he has a great chance to be the star wide receiver that the Packers need starting in 2026 and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Mark Hoffman \/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Golden was drafted into a crowded wide receiver room in Green Bay. 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