Start Matthew Golden or Jordan Addison? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Matthew Golden over Jordan Addison

Jordan Addison is listed out, so Matthew Golden starts despite the lower projection.

Start

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

Sit

Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · vs IND · Out

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 31.9; 14th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 4
Target share: 22%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Matthew Golden?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Matthew Golden projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Golden over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Matthew Golden over Jordan Addison in Week 7.

Jordan Addison is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Matthew Golden. Drafters take Matthew Golden at ADP 108 and Jordan Addison at 102.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jordan Addison yet. His market-based projections were 13.6 and 9.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, 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 Jordan Addison 0.5 points ahead of Matthew Golden on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jordan Addison and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

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

Jordan Addison is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 4, Jordan Addison played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 1 against GB: 54 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 2 against CHI: 46 of 52 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 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, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jordan Addison for Matthew Golden?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Matthew Golden projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Golden over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.
Should I drop Matthew Golden for Jordan Addison?
No. Keep Matthew Golden: he projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Golden over Jordan Addison. Jordan Addison is listed out.