A fantasy draft is all about obtaining the most value with each selection. Value is available throughout a draft, and grabbing it is one of the most important keys to a successful fantasy team. To highlight this value, we asked our staff to go beyond the highly rated players and identify those who have a good chance of outperforming their current ADP.
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Here are the players who received votes.
Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers
Tipp Major: What a tangled web the Packers have woven for fantasy managers at wide receiver over the years. Who misses the glory days of Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver, and Greg Jennings? Now, Matthew Golden looks primed to emerge as the alpha with Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks out of the picture.
His current ADP still screams sleeper, so fantasy managers need to stop hitting the snooze button. After a quiet rookie season where he scored the same number of touchdowns as his jersey number, which is the number zero. Golden spent part of the offseason training in boxing to improve his release package, footwork, and ability to fight through contact. Smart. Violent. Necessary.
Do not be surprised if he doubles, maybe even triples, his production in 2026 compared to season one. If the touchdowns climb into the five-to-seven range, Golden suddenly becomes one of those annoying weekly flex plays your league mates wish they drafted first. Be aggressive when his name pops up in your drafts.
Jason Wood: Matthew Golden was an undeniable bust as a rookie. A line of 29 receptions for 361 yards and zero touchdowns left him outside the top 80 fantasy wideouts, meaning anyone who drafted him or took a waiver flyer likely dropped him before the season concluded. But it would be a criminal mistake to assume Golden's lost rookie campaign means he lacks a clear path to significant fantasy relevance.
In fact, he has a wide-open avenue to eventually becoming Jordan Love's long-sought alpha receiver. The elite draft pedigree and college tape still point to a weapon fully capable of vaulting to the absolute top of the Packers' target tree. Green Bay clearly believes it, too. Romeo Doubs left for New England, while Dontayvion Wicks was shipped to Philadelphia, completely clearing out the depth chart.
That sudden exodus leaves Golden, Christian Watson, and Jayden Reed as the primary pieces of this passing game. Because Reed's specific slot skill set and specialized role stand entirely apart from the perimeter, Golden is really only competing with the fragile Watson for high-value snaps and boundary targets. Buying a first-round talent at this steep of a post-hype discount is sound process.
Jeff Bell: Fun with stats. Jaxon Smith-Njigba's rookie year yards per route run: 1.32. George Pickens? 1.34. Nico Collins? 1.30. Alec Pierce? 1.23. Can you guess Matthew Golden's? 1.34. Obviously, those players are high-end fantasy producers. But first, they were supporting players whose contributions rested more on the space they created for their teammates.
Golden was the talk of the preseason in Packers camp. When the lights came on, he was nowhere to be found. On a depth chart full of specialists, Golden was the versatile piece who filled in for Jayden Reed and Christian Watson. Often, young players learning multiple roles end up as afterthoughts in ball distribution. But as they grow comfortable, their versatility makes them difference-making fantasy contributors.
Golden possesses elite speed and first-round draft capital. Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks are gone. Doubs led the Packers in snaps, with 832. Wicks' 408 were fourth. Golden was second, logging 487. Golden's best performance, 84 yards and his only touchdown, adds an interesting layer. It came in the playoffs, in the Packers' most important game, while most fantasy analysis focuses on the first 17 weeks. Golden fits a profile that has broken out before.