2025 SEASON: Played in 14 games with five starts and posted 29 receptions for 361 yards (12.4 avg.), 10 carries for 49 yards (4.9 avg.) and six punt returns for 28 yards (4.7 avg.)…Posted 11 catches for 232 yards on third/fourth down, an average of 21.1 yards per catch that ranked No. 3 in the NFL (min. 10 receptions)…Ranked No. 4 among NFL rookie WRs (min. 30 targets) with an average of 8.2 yards per target…Was inactive for three games (Weeks 10, 12-13) due to injury…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 7): Started in his NFL debut and played 23 snaps, posting two receptions for 16 yards (8.0 avg.). Made his first career catch on Green Bay's opening drive, hauling in an 11-yard pass from QB Jordan Love at the Detroit 31 on third-and-6…At Cleveland (Sept. 21): Started and led the team with 52 receiving yards on four catches (13.0 avg.), including a 34-yard grab down the right sideline on third down to the Green Bay 38…At Dallas (Sept. 28): Posted a career-high five catches for 58 yards (11.6 avg.), including a career-long 46-yard catch on third-and-9 on Green Bay's third play from scrimmage…Vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 12): Led the team with a career-high 86 receiving yards on three catches (28.7 avg.), with all three grabs picking up first downs. Posted a pair of 30-plus-yard receptions, hauling in a 35-yard pass down the left sideline in the second quarter to the Cincinnati 35 and a 31-yarder late in the fourth quarter on a third-and-8 that helped set up the game-clinching field goal. Added a career-high 16 yards rushing on two carries (8.0 avg.) to finish with a career-best 102 yards from scrimmage…At Denver (Dec. 14): Tied for the team lead with 55 receiving yards on three catches (18.3 avg.), including a 27-yard grab to the Denver 18 early in the fourth quarter…At Chicago (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Played 35 snaps in his NFL postseason debut, hauling in four passes for 84 yards (21.0 avg.) and a TD as he became just the second rookie in franchise history (Adams vs. Dallas on Jan. 11, 2015) to post 80-plus receiving yards and a receiving TD in a playoff game. Scored his first NFL touchdown on a 23-yard pass from Love with 6:36 remaining in the game to give Green Bay a 27-16 lead…2025 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the first round (No. 23 overall), the first player from the University of Texas to be drafted by Green Bay in the first round.
COLLEGE: Played in 36 games with 33 starts in his three collegiate seasons (Houston, 2022-23; Texas, 2024), finishing his career with 134 receptions for 1,975 yards (14.7 avg.) and 22 TDs…Was one of only six FBS players to post 35-plus receptions, 400-plus receiving yards and six-plus TD catches each season from 2022-24…Majored in communications…2024: Started all 16 games in his lone season at Texas, leading the team with a career-high 58 catches for a career-best 987 yards (17.0 avg.) and a career-high nine TDs…Ranked No. 12 in the nation (min. 50 rec.) in yards per catch (17.0 avg.), the top mark by a Longhorn since WR Roy Williams (17.8 avg.) in 2002…Also returned 14 kickoffs for 285 yards (20.4 avg.)…Posted a pair of TD receptions in his Texas debut, a 1-yard grab in the first quarter and an 11-yarder in the second quarter as he finished with three catches for 50 yards (16.7 avg.) vs. Colorado State (Aug. 31)…Posted a team-high 77 yards on three catches (25.7 avg.) vs. Georgia (Oct. 19), including a 34-yard reception…Hauled in three passes for 64 yards (21.3 avg.) vs. Florida (Nov. 9), highlighted by a 29-yard TD grab in the first quarter and a 32-yard TD catch in the second quarter…Posted a career-high 162 receiving yards on eight catches (20.3 avg.), including a 50-yard grab in the SEC title game vs. Georgia (Dec. 7)…Led the team with seven catches for 149 yards (21.3 avg.) in the CFP Quarterfinal vs. Arizona State (Jan. 1) at the Peach Bowl, including a 28-yard TD reception in the first overtime to tie the game at 31 in the eventual 39-31 win…2023: Started the first nine games of the season for the Cougars, posting 38 catches for 404 yards (10.6 avg.) and six TDs before sustaining a foot injury that sidelined him for the final three contests…Earned second-team All-Big 12 recognition at KR/PR after posting a 35.7-yard average and two TDs on 14 kickoff returns…Was tied for No. 2 in the nation in kickoff return TDs and was one of only five players in the country with multiple TDs on kickoff returns…Was tied for the team lead and was tied for No. 8 in the Big 12 in receiving TDs…Finished No. 2 on the team in all-purpose yards with 725…Was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week after posting a 98-yard kickoff return for a TD while adding four catches for 56 yards (14.0 avg.) vs. TCU (Sept. 16)…Registered a career-high nine receptions for a season-high 92 yards (10.2 avg.) and a TD vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)…Posted a career-long 100-yard kickoff return for a TD in the second quarter of the 41-39 win vs. West Virginia (Oct. 12)…Led the team with seven receptions for 88 yards (12.6 avg.) and two TDs vs. Texas (Oct. 21)…2022: Played in 11 games with eight starts as a true freshman, setting a school record for true freshmen and ranking No. 2 in the nation among true freshmen with seven TD receptions…Posted 38 catches for 584 yards (15.4 avg.) while adding five kickoff returns for 116 yards (23.2 avg.)…Ranked No. 7 in the nation among true freshmen in receiving yards and No. 1 with four TD receptions of 20-plus yards…Ranked No. 2 on the team in all-purpose yards (700)…Posted his first collegiate TD when he hauled in a 15-yard TD pass in the first overtime at Texas Tech (Sept. 10)…Recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game, finishing with five grabs for 105 yards (21.0 avg.) and a TD at SMU (Nov. 5)…Posted a game-winning 44-yard TD catch with 30 seconds remaining in the 43-36 victory vs. Temple (Nov. 12)…Registered a season-high eight catches for a season-best 127 yards (15.9 avg.) and two TDs at East Carolina (Nov. 19).
PERSONAL: Given name Matthew Diovion Golden…Born in Houston, Texas…High school: Was a three-time all-district selection at Klein Cain High School (Klein, Texas), posting 3,242 receiving yards and 32 receiving TDs across three seasons…Finished with 74 receptions for 1,416 yards (19.1 avg.) and 12 TDs as a senior in 2021, earning honorable mention 6A all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association along with all-district honors for District 15-6A…Was the unanimous District 15-6A Special Teams Player of the Year as a junior in 2020, also taking home first-team all-district recognition…Earned first-team all-district honors at both WR and KR as a sophomore, recording 13 TD catches…Also competed in track and field, participating in the 4x200, 4x100 and 200-meter events…Community involvement: Hosted a youth football camp in Spring, Texas, in April 2025...Visited patients at a children's hospital in Plano, Texas, in February 2025.
