Start Matthew Golden or A.J. Brown? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start A.J. Brown over Matthew Golden in Week 6.

Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 11.8 points and Matthew Golden at 14.1, a gap of 2.2. A.J. Brown still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 17 against 108, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.8 fantasy points for A.J. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 52 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.1 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Matthew Golden is 67 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Matthew Golden 2.3 points ahead of A.J. Brown on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

A.J. Brown and NE host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 28.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 129 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

Matthew Golden and GB host DAL on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 162 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Matthew Golden has the softer matchup.

Injury status

A.J. Brown is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 1, A.J. Brown played 44 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

A.J. Brown, Week 1 against SEA: 31 of 71 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Through Week 5, Matthew Golden played 83 percent of GB snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 2 against NYJ: 51 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 58 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 3 against ATL: 54 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 100 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 4 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 7 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 123 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, A.J. Brown played 15 games for PHI and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 735 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

A.J. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 68 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

A.J. Brown, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 61 of 70 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 95 yards, 18.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB 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 and 260 air yards.

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

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Carnell Tate.
• Start A.J. Brown over Denzel Boston.
• Start A.J. Brown over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Matthew Golden over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Matthew Golden over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Matthew Golden.