Start Chris Olave or Matthew Golden? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Chris Olave over Matthew Golden

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Chris Olave

WR · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 15.7; fantasy pts
PIT D vs WR: 28.6; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

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Matthew Golden

WR · GB · at DET

Market projects: 14.9; fantasy pts
DET D vs WR: 41.0; 2nd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Matthew Golden for Chris Olave?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Olave projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 126 (12.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Olave over Matthew Golden, 15.7 to 14.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Olave over Matthew Golden in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Olave at 15.7 points and Matthew Golden at 14.9, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 26 and Matthew Golden at 108.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.7 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Olave is 76 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.9 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Matthew Golden is 74 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (11, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Chris Olave 0.8 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Chris Olave and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 28.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Matthew Golden and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 41.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 195 yards and a touchdown a game against DET.

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

Injury status

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Chris Olave played 81 percent of NO snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Olave, Week 3 against LV: 62 of 74 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 107 yards.

Chris Olave, Week 4 against ATL: 64 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 8 catches for 116 yards.

Chris Olave, Week 5 against MIN: 41 of 45 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards.

Chris Olave, Week 6 against NYG: 42 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Matthew Golden played 83 percent of GB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Matthew Golden, Week 6 against DAL: 63 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Olave played 16 games for NO and scored 269.0 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR6.

He caught 100 of 156 targets for 1163 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 874 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Matthew Golden for Chris Olave?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Olave projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 126 (12.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Olave over Matthew Golden, 15.7 to 14.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Chris Olave for Matthew Golden?
No. Keep Chris Olave: he projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 126 (12.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Olave over Matthew Golden, 15.7 to 14.9 projected PPR points.