Start Davante Adams or Matthew Golden? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Davante Adams over Matthew Golden

Start

Davante Adams

WR · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 14.2; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 32.3; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Sit

Matthew Golden

WR · GB · at DET

Market projects: 10.9; recent weeks avg
DET D vs WR: 41.0; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Matthew Golden for Davante Adams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Davante Adams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Davante Adams over Matthew Golden. Davante Adams is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Davante Adams over Matthew Golden in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Davante Adams at 14.2 points and Matthew Golden at 10.9, a gap of 3.3. No player market is posted for Davante Adams this week yet, so his 14.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.1 and 14.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Matthew Golden this week yet, so his 10.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.4 and 12.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Davante Adams at ADP 42 and Matthew Golden at 108.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Davante Adams yet. His market-based projections were 14.1 and 14.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 14.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Matthew Golden yet. His market-based projections were 9.4 and 12.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Davante Adams 3.3 points ahead of Matthew Golden on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Davante Adams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 167 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

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 3rd 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

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 6 against ARI: 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

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: 13 targets and 6 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 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 Davante Adams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Davante Adams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Davante Adams over Matthew Golden. Davante Adams is listed out.
Should I drop Davante Adams for Matthew Golden?
No. Keep Davante Adams: he projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Davante Adams over Matthew Golden. Davante Adams is listed out.