Here\u2019s something I\u2019ve been thinking about asking Green Bay Packers fans: Would you redo the Matthew Golden pick if you had the chance? Generally, I think Packers fans are disappointed in Golden\u2019s production, but not necessarily the player. Maybe I\u2019m wrong, but I\u2019d like to hear you guys out on this one.<\/p>\n
If you need a refresher, Green Bay took the former Texas receiver with the 23rd overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, to much fanfare. General manager Brian Gutekunst called Golden\u2019s year \u201cexcellent<\/a>\u201d in his end-of-the-year press conference. Pro Football Focus, which is by no means the end-all, be-all of football conversations, had Golden with a season-long grade of 70.5. In the season-long box score, Golden caught 29 passes for 361 yards to go along with 10 carries and 49 yards on the ground. He recorded his first NFL touchdown in the Packers\u2019 playoff loss to the Chicago Bears, when he made four catches for 84 yards.<\/p>\n Despite not being a full-time player, Golden played 53 percent of the offensive snaps for the 14 games he was available for (he missed three games due to injury as a rookie). The only player from the 13th pick to the 30th pick in last year\u2019s draft who had both a higher PFF grade than Golden and played more snaps than him was Atlanta\u2019s Jalon Walker, who was ranked 9th on the consensus draft board but had a shocking drop to the 15th slot.<\/p>\n