WR#0
Matthew Golden
gsis_id 00-0040667
GB
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.82 yd
- Cushion
- 6.09 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.60
- Avg YAC
- 4.81
- Share of intended air yards
- 41.7%
- Catch rate
- 54.4%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 8
- Drop rate
- 9.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 79.2
- Interceptions on targets
- 3
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 82 | 43 | 619 | 4 | 7.2 | 0.268 | 0.69 | 6 | 131.5 |
| 2025 | 15 | 49 | 33 | 445 | 1 | 24.6 | 0.124 | 0.32 | 49 | 88.4 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 191 lb
- College
- Texas; Houston (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2025 · Rd 1 · Pk 23 · GB
- Rookie season
- 2025
- Experience
- 2 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 8 · Questionable · Shoulder · practice: Limited Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2026 · Questionable · GB
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
19 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Michael WilsonWR · ARI · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 2.51
- Cushion
- 5.80
- YAC over expected
- -0.32
- Share of air yards
- 39.4
- Catch rate
- 55.6
Jameson WilliamsWR · DET · distance 0.72
- Separation
- 2.84
- Cushion
- 6.42
- YAC over expected
- 0.57
- Share of air yards
- 34.6
- Catch rate
- 61.4
Rome OdunzeWR · CHI · distance 0.86
- Separation
- 2.50
- Cushion
- 6.54
- YAC over expected
- 0.33
- Share of air yards
- 36.5
- Catch rate
- 63.6
Josh DownsWR · IND · distance 0.88
- Separation
- 2.97
- Cushion
- 6.62
- YAC over expected
- 0.73
- Share of air yards
- 28.5
- Catch rate
- 58.8
CeeDee LambWR · DAL · distance 0.89
- Separation
- 2.86
- Cushion
- 6.39
- YAC over expected
- 0.20
- Share of air yards
- 40.1
- Catch rate
- 65.2
Matthew Golden baseline
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 6.18
- YAC over expected
- 0.50
- Share of air yards
- 41.9
- Catch rate
- 52.4