Packers host 1st-round receiver on pre-draft visit

One week after it was reported that Texas receiver Isaiah Bond would be taking a pre-draft visit to Green Bay, his former teammate Matthew Golden is expected to visit the Green Bay Packers today. Golden posted an overhead view of Green Bay in an Instagram story late last night, just one day after he visited the Pittsburgh Steelers, a surprise after they traded for and paid DK Metcalf this offseason.

Packers brass was on hand in Austin for Golden’s Pro Day last month, and it seems like the team is doing their due diligence on wide receivers who can make a difference with their speed. While Golden is not as physical of a receiver as general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur prefer at 5’11”, 191 pounds, his 4.29 40-yard dash turned heads at last month’s NFL Combine. Golden is currently WR2 and the 20th overall player on the consensus draft board.

After spending the first two years of his college career in his native town of Houston, Golden transferred to Texas for the 2024 season, where he broke out in a big way, catching 58 passes for 987 yards and nine touchdowns. He finished second on the team in catches and first in yards. Golden was dominant in Texas’ playoff run, showing off his ability to separate against elite competition with 162-yard and 149-yard games against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and Arizona State in the College Football Playoffs, respectively.

With just three weeks left until the NFL Draft in Green Bay, maybe the Packers are prepared to break everyone’s favorite streak of no first-round receivers in front of the hometown crowd. We won’t have to wait much longer to find out if Golden is the answer at pick 23.

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