Start Tetairoa McMillan or Matthew Golden? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Tetairoa McMillan over Matthew Golden in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tetairoa McMillan at 15.3 points and Matthew Golden at 14.0, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Tetairoa McMillan at ADP 31 and Matthew Golden at 108.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Tetairoa McMillan, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tetairoa McMillan is 74 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

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 65 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Tetairoa McMillan 1.3 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tetairoa McMillan and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

Matthew Golden and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Tetairoa McMillan has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tetairoa McMillan is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tetairoa McMillan played 82 percent of CAR snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 3 against CLE: 73 of 77 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 4 against DET: 67 of 75 snaps, 16 targets and 14 catches for 192 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 6 against PHI: 60 of 79 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 7 against TB: 38 of 56 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Through Week 7, Matthew Golden played 84 percent of GB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games for CAR and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 745 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 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 8 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start A.J. Brown over Matthew Golden.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Matthew Golden.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Matthew Golden.