Matthew Golden or Jaylen Waddle?

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

In week 5, 544 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Matthew Golden and Jaylen Waddle that started one of them. 59% started Matthew Golden. Matthew Golden scored 20.3 to Jaylen Waddle's 4.8, so the 59% who started him got it right. Week 10: Matthew Golden faces MIN, which has allowed 20.8 PPR points a game to WRs since week 3 (32nd most of 32); Jaylen Waddle is on a bye in week 10.

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 5	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Matthew Golden GB	vs MIN 20.8 a game to WRs, 32nd most	59%	18.2	9.9, 20.9, 32.4	26
Jaylen Waddle DEN	Bye	41%	9.1	8.8, 14.9, 3.2	9

Matthew Golden has outscored Jaylen Waddle in 7 of 9 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Matthew Golden 26, Jaylen Waddle 9.

Every week managers chose between them

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A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR. Matchup: the PPR points a game his week 10 opponent has allowed to his position since week 3, ranked across the league. Value: real leagues' rest-of-season Trade Values, the median across leagues, with the top player at 100 (see the rankings).

More calls at every position on the week 10 start/sit page.