Start Matthew Golden or Parker Washington? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Parker Washington over Matthew Golden in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Parker Washington at 13.9 points and Matthew Golden at 15.0, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Parker Washington still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 59 against 108, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

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 68 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (10, 8 and 7 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.0 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 63 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Matthew Golden 1.0 points ahead of Parker Washington on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Matthew Golden and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 32.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

Parker Washington and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 35.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 182 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Parker Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Matthew Golden played 84 percent of GB snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Matthew Golden, Week 7 against DET: 57 of 67 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 39 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 8 against CAR: 59 of 69 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 79 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Parker Washington played 77 percent of JAX snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 8 against IND: 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 16 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.

In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Chris Olave over Matthew Golden.
• Start Christian Watson over Matthew Golden.
• Start DJ Moore over Matthew Golden.
• Start Parker Washington over A.J. Brown.
• Start Chris Olave over Parker Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.