Start Matthew Golden or Ladd McConkey? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Matthew Golden over Ladd McConkey in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Matthew Golden at 12.3 points and Ladd McConkey at 12.2, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.3 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Matthew Golden at 55.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 18 books).

Player prop markets imply 12.2 fantasy points for Ladd McConkey, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Ladd McConkey at 54.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Matthew Golden 0.1 points ahead of Ladd McConkey on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Ladd McConkey and LAC visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 197 yards and 1.5 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Injury status

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Ladd McConkey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Matthew Golden played 84 percent of GB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 1 against MIN: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 95 yards.

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

Through Week 2, Ladd McConkey played 47 percent of LAC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 1 against ARI: 27 of 55 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 82 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ladd McConkey, Week 2 against LV: 31 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards.

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.

In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ladd McConkey, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 56 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 31 yards, 4.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Dalton Kincaid over Matthew Golden.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Matthew Golden.
• Start DK Metcalf over Matthew Golden.
• Start Chris Olave over Ladd McConkey.
• Start Ladd McConkey over Christian Watson.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Ladd McConkey.