Start Matthew Golden or Tee Higgins? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Tee Higgins over Matthew Golden in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tee Higgins at 12.9 points and Matthew Golden at 10.9, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for Tee Higgins this week yet, so his 12.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.3 and 11.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Matthew Golden this week yet, so his 10.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.4 and 12.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tee Higgins at ADP 37 and Matthew Golden at 108.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tee Higgins yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.0, 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 Tee Higgins 2.0 points ahead of Matthew Golden on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tee Higgins and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against BAL.

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

Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Tee Higgins played 77 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 42 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 2 against HOU: 43 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 95 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 3 against PIT: 53 of 57 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tee Higgins, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 16 targets and 11 catches for 157 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 5 against MIA: 45 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 22 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, 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.

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

• Start Tee Higgins over Carnell Tate.
• Start Tee Higgins over Christian Watson.
• Start Tee Higgins over Davante Adams.
• Start Carnell Tate over Matthew Golden.
• Start Christian Watson over Matthew Golden.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Matthew Golden.