Start Matthew Golden or Dalton Schultz? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Dalton Schultz over Matthew Golden in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Dalton Schultz at 13.1 points and Matthew Golden at 12.9, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Dalton Schultz at 49.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Matthew Golden at 54.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 18 books).

That puts Dalton Schultz 0.3 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the books.

Injury status

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Matthew Golden played 84 percent of GB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 1 against MIN: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 95 yards.

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

Their 2025 seasons

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.

Matthew Golden, Week 18 of 2025 against MIN: 3 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Dalton Schultz over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start George Pickens over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Jaylen Waddle.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Matthew Golden.
• Start DK Metcalf over Matthew Golden.
• Start Matthew Golden over Jameson Williams.