Start Matthew Golden or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Ja'Marr Chase over Matthew Golden in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Ja'Marr Chase at 18.4 points and Matthew Golden at 15.0, a gap of 3.4. No player market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase this week yet, so his 18.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (18.4 and 18.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ja'Marr Chase at ADP 4 and Matthew Golden at 108.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase yet. His market-based projections were 18.4 and 18.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 18.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ja'Marr Chase is 0.6 touchdowns (10 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.0 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, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (11, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Ja'Marr Chase 3.4 points ahead of Matthew Golden on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Ja'Marr Chase and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 34.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against BAL.

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

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Ja'Marr Chase played 75 percent of CIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 2 against HOU: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 75 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 3 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 98 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 4 against JAX: 15 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 5 against MIA: 58 of 65 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.

He was on the field for 94 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 Ja'Marr Chase over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start A.J. Brown over Matthew Golden.
• Start Matthew Golden over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Matthew Golden.