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Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Malik Nabers vs Matthew Golden

Malik Nabers gets more of his team's passes (28% vs 24%), while Matthew Golden gets more of the deep throws (38% of his team's air yards vs 35%). Near the end zone, Matthew Golden has had more chances (8 vs 6 plays within 20 yards), and the same share of their teams' chances there (15%). Matthew Golden is scoring more fantasy points a game (15.7 vs 14.8, PPR), but the chances Malik Nabers gets usually score more: 16.8 vs 16.3 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

WRNYG

Malik Nabers
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
14.8
Expected points per gameEst.
16.8

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRGB

Matthew Golden
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
15.7
Expected points per gameEst.
16.3

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Malik Nabers and Matthew Golden, season usage side by side
StatMalik NabersMatthew Golden
Games55
Passes thrown to him
Targets4644
Target share28%24%
Air-yards share35%38%
Catches2924
Receiving yards329397
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances68
Red-zone share15%15%
End-zone targets55
Touchdowns
Touchdowns22
Expected touchdownsEst.2.82.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)14.815.7
Fantasy points (PPR)73.978.3
Expected points per gameEst.16.816.3
Points vs expectedEst.−2.0−1.1

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Malik Nabers
  • Matthew Golden
Target share by week
WeekMalik NabersMatthew Golden
131%against DAL30%against MIN
213%against LA21%against NYJ
329%against TEN24%against ATL
424%against ARI23%against TB
538%against WAS23%against CHI

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Malik Nabers and Matthew Golden
LeaderboardMalik NabersMatthew Golden
Target share leaders#7of 103 wide receivers#21of 103 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#21of 103 wide receivers#13of 103 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#8of 59 wide receivers#7of 59 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#13of 180 wide receivers#5of 180 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#8of 180 wide receivers#9of 180 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#9of 180 wide receivers#10of 180 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Malik Nabers

Role up

Malik Nabers's target share rose to 38% in week 5 (20 targets), from 23% in weeks 1-4.

Target share, week 5
38%
Targets, week 5
20
Target share, weeks 1–4
23%
Targets, weeks 1–4
26

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Matthew Golden

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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