Start George Pickens or Matthew Golden? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start George Pickens over Matthew Golden in Week 6.

Market-based projections have George Pickens at 14.3 points and Matthew Golden at 13.6, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.3 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has George Pickens at 67.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 39% chance to score a touchdown (5, 5 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Matthew Golden at 61.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 38% chance to score a touchdown (5, 4 and 6 market sources).

That puts George Pickens 0.7 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the market projections.

Injury status

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, George Pickens played 84 percent of DAL snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 2 against WAS: 42 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

George Pickens, Week 3 against BAL: 63 of 74 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

George Pickens, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 75 yards.

George Pickens, Week 5 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Matthew Golden played 85 percent of GB snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

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

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: 7 targets and 6 catches for 123 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 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 6 calls

• Start CeeDee Lamb over George Pickens.
• Start Christian Watson over George Pickens.
• Start George Pickens over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Matthew Golden over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Matthew Golden.
• Start Christian Watson over Matthew Golden.