Start Matthew Golden or Rashee Rice? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Matthew Golden over Rashee Rice in Week 6.

Rashee Rice 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 Rashee Rice at 18.

What the market projects

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

The market-based projection for Matthew Golden is 66 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Rashee Rice yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 13.0 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 12.1, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

That puts Matthew Golden 1.9 points ahead of Rashee Rice on these projections.

Week 6 matchups

Matthew Golden and GB host DAL on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 162 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Rashee Rice and KC host LAC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAC allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and a touchdown a game against LAC.

By points allowed to the position, Matthew Golden has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Rashee Rice is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Matthew Golden played 83 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: 47 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 123 yards.

Through Week 4, Rashee Rice played 64 percent of KC snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashee Rice, Week 1 against DEN: 57 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rashee Rice, Week 2 against IND: 63 of 80 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 83 yards.

Rashee Rice, Week 3 against MIA: 40 of 52 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 88 yards.

Rashee Rice, Week 4 against LV: 6 of 60 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Rashee Rice played 8 games for KC and scored 150.1 PPR points, 18.8 a game, finishing WR40.

He caught 53 of 78 targets for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 18 red zone targets and 157 air yards.

He was on the field for 73 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Matthew Golden over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Matthew Golden over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Matthew Golden.
• Start Carnell Tate over Rashee Rice.
• Start Christian Watson over Rashee Rice.
• Start Davante Adams over Rashee Rice.