NBC Sports Rotoworld on Matthew Golden

Golden's 2,476 air-yard pace is historic; efficiency gains could yield top-12 finish.

Golden is on pace for 2,476 air yards, the most since Mike Evans in 2016 and the first time anyone has exceeded 2,000 since 2022. At 1,165 air yards through eight games, he's scoring 16.4 PPR points per game (WR13). However, room for growth exists based on efficiency; Golden is converting only 53 percent of his air yards into actual yards (50th out of 54 wideouts with 30+ targets). His league-leading nine drops and mediocre 40 percent contested catch rate are large sources of unconverted air yards. If he improves on either front, a top-12 season will be the baseline.

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