Matthew Golden · Xavier Worthy · 2026 week 1

Matthew Golden or Xavier Worthy?

Wondering who you should start this week — Matthew Golden or Xavier Worthy? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Matthew Golden — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Matthew Golden (MIN allow the 32nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Matthew Golden START	@ MIN	9.9	32nd · tough	1.5	629	healthy
Xavier Worthy	vs DEN	9.8	31st · tough	3.9	417	healthy

WRs vs MIN recently: Wan'Dale Robinson 2.2 pts (W16) · Isaac TeSlaa 10.9 pts (W17) · Jakobie Keeney-James 1.5 pts (W18).

WRs vs DEN recently: Parker Washington 20.5 pts (W16) · JuJu Smith-Schuster 1.6 pts (W17) · Keenan Allen 3.6 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Matthew Golden carries the higher trade value — 629 against 417 (a 34% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Matthew Golden gets the most. Momentum: Matthew Golden +48 and Xavier Worthy -59 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.