MatthewGolden

News: 2 days agoGolden brought in three of seven targets for 21 yards and a touchdown in the Packers' 17-14 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday. He also rushed once for six yards.

Spin: Jordan Love threw for a modest 197 yards overall on the afternoon, so Golden's subdued production can be viewed within that context. The second-year speedster tied with Tucker Kraft for the team lead in targets on the afternoon, and although Golden brought in less than half of them. he recorded his second touchdown grab of the campaign on a two-yard reception early in the second quarter. Golden's reception and yardage totals were season lows, but he's still on pace for a breakout second campaign with an 18-274-2 line going into a Week 5 home divisional matchup against the Bears next Sunday.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Golden is eyeing a Year 2 leap following a disappointing rookie season in which he was limited to 39 touches and failed to find the end zone in 14 regular-season games. Golden was limited to 53% of the snaps and never cleared six targets in a single outing. Some optimism was generated from Golden's 4-84-1 receiving line in the playoff loss to Chicago, but even with Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks gone, it's unclear if he will actually see a big boost in usage in Matt LaFleur's offense considering that no Green Bay receiver has cleared a 21% target share since Davante Adams' departure prior to 2022. The speedy Golden, who also contributes as a rusher, is a recent first-round pick entering his second season. He's worth a speculative middle-round flier.