Matthew
Golden
WR
#0
Matthew Golden
Green Bay PackersHeight : 5' 11" · Weight : 191 lbs · Age : 23
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 15 | 30 | 253 | 16.9 | 1 | 45 | 12 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 29 | 44 | 361 | 12.4 | 0 | 46 | 16 |
Contract
Green Bay Packers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 3.99 M$
- Average per year
- 4.39 M$
- Total value
- 17.6 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
2026
3.99 M$
Guaranteed
2027
4.79 M$
Guaranteed
2028
5.59 M$
Guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Wide receivers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular wide receivers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
EPA per target
+0.22
44th percentile
Target share
24.7 %
79th percentile
Separation
2.6 yd
32th percentile
Drops
3
9th percentile
Targets
30
93th percentile
Receptions
15
77th percentile
Catch rate
50.0 %
17th percentile
Receiving yards
253
90th percentile
Yards after catch
97
92th percentile
Receiving TDs
1
66th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.3
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.1
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.014 per game
- 20260.1 WAR · 0.033 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+26 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
72
Established starter
- REC
- Receiving
- 75
- SEP
- Separation
- 70
- ELU
- Elusiveness
- 80
- HND
- Hands
- 64
- DUR
- Durability
- 73
- EX
- Experience
- 25
Why these ratings?Hide details
- REC — Receiving : Expected points added and yards per target
- SEP — Separation : Separation from the defender at the throw (Next Gen Stats)
- ELU — Elusiveness : Yards over expected, after contact or catch, broken tackles
- HND — Hands : Drops avoided, catches per target
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.1
#4 of 77 regular wide receivers
PAL Rating
51 / 100
#38 of 77 regular wide receivers
Value Rating · 2025
68 / 100
2025 PAL (52) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $4.4M.PAL expected for this salary: 37Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
25% of the EPA of passes thrown his way (the QB and line get the rest), above replacement.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Rec | Rec yds | TD | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | GB | 3 | 0.1 | 51 | 72 | 15 | 253 | 1 | +0.22 |
| 2025 | GB | 14 | 0.2 | 52 | 79 | 29 | 361 | 0 | +0.38 |
Matthew Golden in five questions
What are Matthew Golden's stats in 2026?
Matthew Golden has 15 catches for 253 yards and 1 touchdown in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Matthew Golden?
Matthew Golden is 23 years old. He is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
How good is Matthew Golden?
Matthew Golden produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 19th of 77 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 51 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Matthew Golden wear, and what team does he play for?
Matthew Golden plays for Green Bay Packers in the NFL, at WR, and wears number 0.
What is Matthew Golden's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.3 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
