Start Matthew Golden or Xavier Worthy? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Xavier Worthy over Matthew Golden in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Xavier Worthy at 9.9 points and Matthew Golden at 9.4, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Xavier Worthy at ADP 107 and Matthew Golden at 104.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Xavier Worthy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Xavier Worthy 0.4 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Matthew Golden and GB visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 24.4 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 94 yards and a touchdown against NYJ.

Xavier Worthy and KC host IND on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

IND allowed 37.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 229 yards and a touchdown against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Xavier Worthy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Matthew Golden played 82 percent of GB snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 1 against MIN: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 95 yards.

Through Week 1, Xavier Worthy played 77 percent of KC snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Xavier Worthy, Week 1 against DEN: 53 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 18 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.

Matthew Golden, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 25 of 47 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards, 2.2 PPR points.

In 2025, Xavier Worthy played 14 games for KC and scored 109.9 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR59.

He caught 42 of 73 targets for 532 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets and 339 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Xavier Worthy, Week 17 of 2025 against DEN: 34 of 43 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.1 PPR points.

Xavier Worthy, Week 16 of 2025 against TEN: 38 of 45 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards, 6.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

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• Start Matthew Golden over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Matthew Golden over Jordan Addison.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Xavier Worthy over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Jalen Coker over Xavier Worthy.