Start Drake London or Matthew Golden? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Drake London over Matthew Golden in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Drake London at 17.1 points and Matthew Golden at 15.7, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Drake London at ADP 13 and Matthew Golden at 108.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.1 fantasy points for Drake London, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drake London is 82 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.7 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, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Drake London 1.3 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Drake London and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against SF.

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

Drake London is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Drake London played 90 percent of ATL snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Drake London, Week 3 against GB: 66 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 9 catches for 194 yards.

Drake London, Week 4 against NO: 51 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 96 yards.

Drake London, Week 5 against BAL: 63 of 64 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 118 yards.

Drake London, Week 6 against CHI: 55 of 55 snaps, 10 targets and 4 catches for 62 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: 63 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 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

• Start Drake London over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.
• Start A.J. Brown over Matthew Golden.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Matthew Golden.
• Start Matthew Golden over Carnell Tate.