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Trade Luther Burden III for Matthew Golden? Yes, Golden is worth 11 more.

Yes on value. Matthew Golden is worth 35 rest of season and Luther Burden III 24, so the side getting Golden gains 11. Burden rates 11.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Golden 12.3 with 11. On usage, Burden has drawn 24 percent of CHI targets; Golden has drawn 25 percent of GB targets. Burden is at ATL in Week 6 (5th most points allowed to WRs); Golden hosts DAL in Week 6 (11th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Getting Matthew Golden wins by 11.

Luther Burden III 2435 Matthew Golden

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Luther Burden III

WR25CHI

24

value, #59

Pts/game
11.3
Games left
11
Bye
10
Luther Burden III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
4.811.311.5

Matthew Golden

WR21GB

35

value, #46

Pts/game
12.3
Games left
11
Bye
11
Matthew Golden weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
12.312.612.3

Where the values come from

Burden is the 25th receiver on the chart and 59th overall. His 11.3 a game is 2.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 24.

Golden is the 21st receiver on the chart and 46th overall. His 12.3 a game is 3.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 35.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Luther Burden III at 4.8 in Week 3, 11.3 in Week 4 and 11.5 in Week 5, a median of 11.3 points a game, up 6.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Matthew Golden at 12.3 in Week 3, 12.6 in Week 4 and 12.3 in Week 5, a median of 12.3 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

Luther Burden III has scored 55.8 PPR points in 5 games, 11.2 a game, level with the 11.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR48 with 127.9 PPR points in 15 games, 8.5 a game.

Week 1 vs CAR: 9.5 points (WR37 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 5 targets for 63 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs MIN: 6.2 points (WR63 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 32 yards, 57 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs PHI: 19.8 points (WR13 that week), 7 rushing yards on 1 carry, 7 of 11 targets for 61 yards, 1 touchdown, 61 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NYJ: 11.4 points (WR40 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 4 of 6 targets for 63 yards, 56 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs GB: 8.9 points (WR38 that week), 2 rushing yards on 4 carries, 4 of 6 targets for 47 yards.

Matthew Golden has scored 78.3 PPR points in 5 games, 15.7 a game, 3.4 a game more than the 12.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR89 with 70.0 PPR points in 14 games, 5.0 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 15.5 points (WR17 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 95 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 9.8 points (WR35 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 58 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 21.0 points (WR7 that week), 5 of 12 targets for 100 yards, 1 touchdown, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 11.7 points (WR37 that week), 6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 7 targets for 21 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 20.3 points (WR9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 123 yards.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Luther Burden III has averaged 0.8 carries for 5 yards and 7.3 targets and 4.8 catches for 55 yards a game on 61 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NYJ he had 1 carry and 6 targets on 56 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Matthew Golden has averaged 9.3 targets and 4.5 catches for 69 yards a game on 85 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against TB he had 1 carry and 7 targets on 88 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Luther Burden III has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 10; Matthew Golden has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.

ATL, Burden's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 38.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 5th most to WRs of 32.

DAL, Golden's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 36.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 11th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Luther Burden III would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Golden also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Luther Burden III for Matthew Golden?

    Yes on value: Matthew Golden is worth 35 and Luther Burden III 24, a gain of 11. If Luther Burden III starts for you and Matthew Golden would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Luther Burden III or Matthew Golden?

    Matthew Golden, 35 to 24. He rates 12.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.3 over 11 for Luther Burden III, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number