# Matthew Golden — what pundits predicted WR · Texas; Houston 49 checkable claims from 28 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What the room says - Mock drafts: 2 of 7 picks had him at No. 12 (median No. 18) ## What pundits expect (29 unsettled) - Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55c34eef-78e3-4dfe-af5d-5caa64a5d313 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Jacob Westendorf](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jacob-westendorf), for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74732492-951c-4bdd-9047-b9c9b08265d6 - Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart — [Bill Huber](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bill-huber), for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a6d14515-a97f-45ac-b245-235ceff7a5a7 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Bill Huber](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bill-huber), for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a6d14515-a97f-45ac-b245-235ceff7a5a7 - Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart — [Brandon Sneide](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-sneide), for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1e74e8a9-a501-4a32-9b38-7f98b922415d - Matthew Golden to win Packers Offensive Player of the Year — [Brandon Sneide](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-sneide), for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1e74e8a9-a501-4a32-9b38-7f98b922415d - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5bb824ed-6b6c-43b4-b8e5-9c5a7048ec00 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost (a WR50 half-PPR ranking) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/497f91d0-1ca5-4743-b3cb-e64bd21d1b1a - Matthew Golden to be 4th on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/39f22146-7164-46e2-9f8a-7e1c13e6186f - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120) — [Chris Welsh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-welsh), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/91879831-1f4d-4c4e-8745-15aae5d1a2da - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Chris Welsh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-welsh), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/91879831-1f4d-4c4e-8745-15aae5d1a2da - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Rob Rang](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rob-rang), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/053d0019-fc83-42f2-a9dc-d59d989c2160 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost (WR51) — Eric Patterson, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost (130.1) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/eee69a1c-33be-444f-acac-c6925e51729e - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/69148cfe-e9b5-488d-a152-a375b0a9d453 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d8bcb2b3-0b70-472c-9403-8f66a182e5f2 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost (WR47) — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e855c76-3fcb-48b6-bcb1-0ead3a0b478e - Matthew Golden to record 63 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Matthew Golden to record 830 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Matthew Golden to record 139 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Matthew Golden to record ? receptions — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Jun 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e4ca65d4-3822-4477-a28b-330986035247 - Matthew Golden to record 800 receiving yards — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Jun 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e4ca65d4-3822-4477-a28b-330986035247 - Matthew Golden to record 6 receiving tds — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Jun 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e4ca65d4-3822-4477-a28b-330986035247 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Jun 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e4ca65d4-3822-4477-a28b-330986035247 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost (late round) — Tera Roberts, for 2026, said May 30, 2026; not settled yet - Matthew Golden to be picked at a slot they never named — [Mel Kiper](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mel-kiper), for 2025, said Apr 8, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31 - Matthew Golden to be picked “somewhere between ten and twenty” — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2025, said Mar 4, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/511339b7-8ba4-4c6e-ab8d-3d2da933c877 ## Settled (20) - Matthew Golden to make the roster — [Jacob Westendorf](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jacob-westendorf), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/60a297eb-a1a6-4929-a589-40cb7119463c - Matthew Golden to make the roster — [Bill Huber](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bill-huber), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/252e49be-50e8-48d2-91e2-b5e540d78adc - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Joe Pisapia](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-pisapia), for 2025, said Sep 15, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d05ace5f-61b2-4fb4-b8c0-97c6965876b4 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost — [Aaron Schatz](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/aaron-schatz), for 2025, said Aug 12, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a92cfc4-f014-4a49-ae6a-73a2c00e79b5 - Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost (going outside the top forty, right outside the top forty) — [Chris Raybon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-raybon), for 2025, said Jul 23, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8ce155d5-152d-4837-a3d4-de50bd0df442 - Matthew Golden to be 1st receiver off the board — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2025, said Mar 20, 2025; scored 35.36 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 16.05) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c5de01a8-6e40-436d-9e04-07e1d39e54ae - Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart — [Aaron Schatz](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/aaron-schatz), for 2025, said Aug 12, 2025; scored 75 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 83.33) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a92cfc4-f014-4a49-ae6a-73a2c00e79b5 - Matthew Golden to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points — [Scott Bogman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/scott-bogman), for 2025, said Aug 2, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/085e9911-d966-41cf-b7b0-417291d17e8d - Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart — [Patrick Claybon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/patrick-claybon), for 2025, said Apr 25, 2025; scored 75 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 83.33) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/78dadbad-7cc6-4501-9f29-b324356c772f - Matthew Golden to be picked at number 13 — [Kyle Brandt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-brandt), for 2025, said Apr 12, 2025; scored 64.84 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4826d22d-b193-42ba-aa41-2b381453cefb - Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jourdan Rodrigue](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jourdan-rodrigue), for 2025, said Sep 3, 2025; scored 75 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 83.33) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9e90d809-65f3-4610-925b-7246de3f8de7 - Matthew Golden to be picked at number 20 — [Jourdan Rodrigue](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jourdan-rodrigue), for 2025, said Apr 23, 2025; scored 87.81 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bfd6b9fc-005a-4145-bf5b-d03b4c55f2c0 - Matthew Golden to be picked at number 20 — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Apr 23, 2025; scored 87.81 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3154a28-bc87-4621-a9b7-15df1fc53605 - Matthew Golden to be picked at number 12 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2025, said Mar 20, 2025; scored 62.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c5de01a8-6e40-436d-9e04-07e1d39e54ae - Matthew Golden to be picked at number 30 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2024, said Feb 18, 2025; scored 73.84 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e126e09-4836-4e26-be42-748910a8df18 - Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2025, said Aug 23, 2025; scored 75 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 83.33) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6b5a40bc-e349-48a1-ad37-18ee448ebe75 - Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart — [Chris Raybon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-raybon), for 2025, said Jul 23, 2025; scored 75 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 83.33) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8ce155d5-152d-4837-a3d4-de50bd0df442 - Matthew Golden to be 1st wide receiver off the board — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2025, said Mar 2, 2025; scored 35.36 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 16.05) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/91111041-0cf3-4d1e-821d-ff0a13e5c46d - Matthew Golden to be picked at number 12 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 23, 2025; scored 62.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/59fd8433-f3b9-496d-ac9b-0dfd67a55367 - Matthew Golden to be picked at number 18 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 14, 2025; scored 80.52 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/matthew-golden Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology