Matthew Golden or Zay Flowers?

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

In week 7, 144 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Matthew Golden and Zay Flowers that started one of them. 51% started Matthew Golden. Zay Flowers scored 27.7 to Matthew Golden's 9.9, so the 49% 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); Zay Flowers faces LAC, which has allowed 35.5 PPR points a game to WRs since week 3 (7th most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 7	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Matthew Golden GB	vs MIN 20.8 a game to WRs, 32nd most	51%	18.2	9.9, 20.9, 32.4	26
Zay Flowers BAL	vs LAC 35.5 a game to WRs, 7th most	49%	15.9	27.7, 0.0, 5.3	35

Matthew Golden has outscored Zay Flowers in 5 of 8 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Matthew Golden 26, Zay Flowers 35.

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.