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Player Dossier
2022-2024Texas
Matthew Golden
WR • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Matthew Golden reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Houston • Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Player Story
Matthew Golden built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Houston and Texas. The clearest part of Matthew Golden's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 23
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Matthew Golden, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Texas. Matthew Golden reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,975
- Receptions
- 134
- Touchdowns
- 26
Quick Answers
Matthew Golden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,975
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Georgia
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Klein Cain · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Klein Cain · 7 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 1 · Pick 23 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 987 receiving yards · WR 28th (top 3%) · SEC 3rd (top 2%) · National 30th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Houston | 11 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 36 | 567 | 7 | 62.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 9 | 38 | 404 | 10 | 56.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 16 | 11 | 249 | 1 | 74.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 16 | 47 | 738 | 8 | 74.4 |
Related Context
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Matthew Golden played WR for Houston and Texas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Matthew Golden recorded 30 passing yards, 1,975 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Texas paired 987 primary output with 85.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 85.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Houston, Texas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Texas
Games
16
Receiving Yards / G
61.7
Efficiency
85.8
Usage
16.3
Consistency
57.4
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 51. Arizona State: 149. Clemson: 49. Colorado State: 50. Michigan: 41. UTSA: 34. UL Monroe: 46. Mississippi State: 52. Oklahoma: 23. Georgia: 77. Vanderbilt: 9. Florida: 64. Arkansas: 21. Kentucky: 86. Texas A&M: 73. Georgia: 162
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 2 by 100. Arizona State: 7 by 100. Clemson: 2 by 100. Colorado State: 3 by 100. Michigan: 6 by 45.6. UTSA: 3 by 75.6. UL Monroe: 1 by 100. Mississippi State: 5 by 69.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 100. Georgia: 3 by 100. Vanderbilt: 2 by 30. Florida: 3 by 100. Arkansas: 2 by 70. Kentucky: 7 by 81.9. Texas A&M: 3 by 100. Georgia: 8 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins53.6 · Games = 13 · -43.1 vs Losses
Losses96.7 · Games = 3 · +43.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
16 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/11 | vs Ohio State | L 14-28 | — | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 0 | 27 |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Arizona State100 receiving yards | W 39-31 | — | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 1 | 54 |
| Sat 12/21 | vs Clemson | W 38-24 | — | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Georgia100 receiving yards · High volume | L 19-22 | — | 8 | 162 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 0 | 50 |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Texas A&M | W 17-7 | — | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 24.30 | 0 | 44 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Kentucky | W 31-14 | — | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Arkansas2+ TD | W 20-10 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2 | 20 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Florida2+ TD | W 49-17 | — | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 2 | 32 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Vanderbilt | W 27-24 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Georgia | L 15-30 | — | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 25.70 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Oklahoma | W 34-3 | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Mississippi State | W 35-13 | — | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 0 | 22 |
| Sun 9/22 | vs UL Monroe | W 51-3 | — | 1 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 46 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UTSA | W 56-7 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Michigan | W 31-12 | — | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Colorado State2+ TD | W 52-0 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 2 | 38 |
Player Story
Matthew Golden story
Matthew Golden built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Houston and Texas. The clearest part of Matthew Golden's career was his receiving role: 134 catches, 1,975 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 30 passing yards, 1 tackle, and 689 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston and Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Matthew Golden moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Houston
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Texas
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Houston | 584 | 87.7 | 13.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 584 | 87.7 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 404 | 70.1 | 17.6 | -180 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 987 | 85.8 | 16.3 | 583 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 987 | 85.8 | 16.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia
Week 15 · L 19-22 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
162
Receiving Yards
99.6 takeover
162 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Arizona State
Week 1 · W 39-31 · Postseason
149
Receiving Yards
97.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
149 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ East Carolina
Week 12 · W 42-3 · Conference game
127
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Sam Houston
Week 4 · W 38-7
92
Receiving Yards
87.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
92 receiving yards with a 68.1 efficiency score.
#5
vs Texas
Week 8 · L 24-31 · Conference game
88
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
88 receiving yards with a 83.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Texas
987 primary output · 85.8 efficiency · 16.3 usage
74.4
#2
2024 Regular Season · Texas
74.4
987 primary · 85.8 efficiency · 16.3 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Houston
62.7
584 primary · 87.7 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
6
2+ TD games
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