Michael Wilson or Matthew Golden: who should I start in Week 5?

What the player markets price

The player markets price Michael Wilson at 16.6 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 16 market sources. That is the 24th highest figure of the 202 players the market prices.

The player markets price Matthew Golden at 12.4 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 16 market sources. That is the 62nd highest figure of the 202 players the market prices.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Michael Wilson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 14th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Matthew Golden: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 38th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, Michael Wilson has been on the field for 91 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 30 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 37 third down targets, had 4 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 13 of its 33 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 9.5 air yards.

In Week 2 against SEA he caught 2 of 7 targets for 18 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against SF he caught 11 of 17 targets for 89 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against NYG he caught 7 of 13 targets for 95 yards and did not score.

Through Week 4, Matthew Golden has been on the field for 85 percent of GB snaps, drawn 25 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 14 of the offence's 41 third down targets, had 1 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 23 two minute targets.

His 37 targets have averaged 13.6 air yards.

In Week 2 against NYJ he caught 4 of 6 targets for 58 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against ATL he caught 5 of 12 targets for 100 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against TB he carried 1 time for 6 yards, caught 3 of 7 targets for 21 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Michael Wilson played 17 games and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Matthew Golden played 14 games and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets.

That came to 3.1 targets a game, a 66 percent catch rate and 12.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Michael Wilson was available for 3 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Michael Wilson scored 13.0 PPR points a game and Matthew Golden 5.0, 8.0 a game between them.

Michael Wilson finished WR10 that year and Matthew Golden WR89.

Michael Wilson had 82 more targets than Matthew Golden, 126 to 44.

Michael Wilson had 645 more receiving yards than Matthew Golden, 1006 to 361.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger snap share, 91 percent against 85 percent.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger target share, 30 percent against 25 percent.

Byes and availability

Michael Wilson is off in Week 14 and Matthew Golden in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

4.2 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the market price when it does.