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ArticleFantasy Football NFL Air Yards Analysis & Takeaways (Week 1)
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In Week 1, only seven players received both at least a 30% target share and at least a 30% air yards share. Six of the players are some of the most elite in the league... The seventh member of that group is second-year Green Bay receiver Matthew Golden. He led the Packers in targets (30%) and air yards (31.5%). Golden was third in the league in air yards and had 12 targets (also third among wide receivers). He is already more than 25% of the way toward passing his target and reception totals from last year. All arrows are pointing up for Golden right now.
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Golden's 30% target and 31.5% air yards share puts him in elite company after modest rookie season.

Golden was one of only seven players in Week 1 to achieve both a 30%+ target share and 30%+ air yards share, joining elite company (Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Justin Jefferson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Puka Nacua, Malik Nabers, Stefon Diggs). He led the Packers with 30% target share and 31.5% air yards share, posting 12 targets (third among wide receivers) and 267 air yards (third in the league). After recording only 29 receptions for 361 yards as a rookie in 2025, Golden is already more than 25% of the way toward passing his target and reception totals from last year, with all arrows pointing up.

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