There’s a lot of ink being spilled about whether or not Matthew Golden, the Green Bay Packers’ first-round pick, is being used correctly due to “his lack of production” through the first half of his rookie NFL season. Are those expectations realistic, though? I want to take a look at that today.

So far in 2025, Golden has “only” recorded 23 receptions for 262 yards, which many believe is far too low for the fourth receiver off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft. How do those numbers rank among rookie receivers? In receptions, he ranks fifth. In yardage, he ranks fifth. As a reminder, there were 31 draft picks at the receiver position last April.

From a receiving yards per game standpoint, Golden also ranks fifth. The receivers ahead of him this season are Travis Hunter, Tetairoa McMillan an

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