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Matthew Golden

Texas · Wide Receiver · 2024

REC
58
REC YDS
987
REC TD
9

Career totals · 1 season with stats

Scouting Report

In 2024, Golden caught 58 passes for 987 yards and 9 touchdowns.

Golden was the No. 23 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 75 overall, the 4th-highest wide receiver rating at Texas since 1990 and No. 52 among all wide receivers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • No. 23 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Matthew Golden season-by-season statistics at Texas
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2024589879

Seasons with tracked stats at Texas. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Texas Teammates

  1. 90T'Vondre Sweat2019-23EDGE
  2. 90Bijan Robinson2020-22RB
  3. 88Jahdae Barron2020-24CB
  4. 86Joseph Ossai2018-20LB
  5. 83Michael Taaffe2022-25S
  6. 83Anthony Hill Jr.2023-25LB
  7. 80Xavier Worthy2021-23WR
  8. 77Sam Ehlinger2017-20QB
  9. 77Ja'Tavion Sanders2022-23TE
  10. 77Andrew Mukuba2024S

Full Texas all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 97DeVonta SmithAlabama · 2017-20WR
  2. 93Marvin Harrison Jr.Ohio State · 2021-23WR
  3. 91Jeremiah SmithOhio State · 2024-26WR
  4. 90Rome OdunzeWashington · 2020-23WR
  5. 90Garrett WilsonOhio State · 2019-21WR
  6. 90Jalin HyattTennessee · 2020-22WR
  7. 90Malik NabersLSU · 2021-23WR
  8. 88Tylan WallaceOklahoma State · 2017-20WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Matthew Golden) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.