Matthew Golden Fantasy Football Outlook (2025)

By Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros), Sat, Aug 30th 2025, 1:16pm EDT

Packers first-round draft pick Matthew Golden is a burner who runs crisp routes and has sure hands. Film guys such as Mel Kiper Jr., Daniel Jeremiah and Dane Brugler love him and ranked him as a top-15 overall prospect in this year's NFL Draft. But Golden's college production profile raises some red flags. Golden has a chance to make an immediate impact for the Packers, who selected him 23rd overall. Golden should be able to earn significant rookie-year targets among a group of receivers that includes Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks. The Packers also have Christian Watson, but he might miss most of 2025 after sustaining a major knee injury late last year.