Start Matthew Golden or Tee Higgins? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Matthew Golden over Tee Higgins in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Matthew Golden at 12.9 points and Tee Higgins at 12.9, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Matthew Golden at 54.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 18 books).

Player prop markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Tee Higgins at 53.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (16, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Matthew Golden 0.0 points ahead of Tee Higgins on the books.

Injury status

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Tee Higgins 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, Tee Higgins played 72 percent of CIN snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 53 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 59 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 2 against HOU: 43 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 95 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, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tee Higgins, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 9 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 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 Tee Higgins over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Tee Higgins.
• Start Tee Higgins over DJ Moore.