Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Matthew Golden in week 8?

Start him Start Matthew Golden in week 8. Waiver projects 9.9 points against CAR, which makes him WR25 this week, inside the WR36 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 4.7 points and a good one 25.6.

Projected points
9.9
Floor
4.7
Ceiling
25.6
Rank this week
WR25
Opponent
CAR
Chance he plays
70%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Germie BernardWR23CLE10.23.0–20.9Compare
George Pickens QWR24ARI10.15.0–26.5Compare
KC ConcepcionWR26PIT9.92.8–20.2Compare
Wan'Dale RobinsonWR27CIN9.62.6–19.8Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the WR36 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.