Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Matthew Golden? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Matthew Golden over Deebo Samuel Sr.
- Books imply
- 9.4
- fantasy pts
- NYJ D vs WR
- 24.4
- 11th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 82%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 30%
- Through Week 1
- MIA D vs WR
- 22.5
- 9th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 42%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start Matthew Golden over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 2.
Matthew Golden is priced by the books at 9.4 projected points. Deebo Samuel Sr. has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Matthew Golden at ADP 104 and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 114.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Matthew Golden and GB visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NYJ allowed 24.4 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 94 yards and a touchdown against NYJ.
Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF host MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
MIA allowed 22.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 9th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 83 yards and a touchdown against MIA.
By points allowed to the position, Matthew Golden has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.
Deebo Samuel Sr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Matthew Golden played 82 percent of GB snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.
Matthew Golden, Week 1 against MIN: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 95 yards.
Through Week 1, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 42 percent of SF snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.
Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 1 against LAR: 27 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for 12 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.
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.
Matthew Golden, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 25 of 47 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards, 2.2 PPR points.
In 2025, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games for WAS and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.
He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 261 air yards.
He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 4.1 PPR points.
Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 36 of 44 snaps, 2 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 68 yards, 11.3 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR4 · SF · bye 8
2025 vs rec yds line 8-8
- Overall rank
- 10
- Draft pick
- ADP 10
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
WR21 · GB · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 5-9
- Overall rank
- 84
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board74
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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