{"id":74073,"date":"2025-08-06T14:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74073"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:45:47","slug":"packers-qb-jordan-love-makes-strong-hint-matthew-golden-could-be-his-wr1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74073","title":{"rendered":"Packers QB Jordan Love makes strong hint Matthew Golden could be his WR1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Packers QB Jordan Love makes strong hint Matthew Golden could be his WR1 originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Green Bay Packers stunned their fanbase back in April when they used their first-round pick on wide receiver Matthew Golden.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It marked the first time since 2002 that the Packers had selected a wideout in the opening round, a clear signal they expect big things from the former Texas Longhorns star.<\/p>\n<p>Golden already seems to be earning the trust of his quarterback, Jordan Love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan, I think he\u2019s shown up since Day 1 and just really shown his play style, shown what he\u2019s all about,\u201d Love said on Kevin Clark\u2019s <em>This Is Football<\/em>. \u201cHe came in really polished and has been making plays since Day 1. He\u2019s got very aggressive hands, he\u2019s a smooth route runner, he\u2019s got speed. So I think for him, it\u2019s just continuing to understand the playbook and wrap his head around everything we have in. We have a very deep system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you can see, when he knows what he\u2019s doing, and he\u2019s feeling confident, he\u2019s been playing lights out. He\u2019s gonna be a stud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Golden first broke out at Houston, earning second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2023, before transferring to Texas last season. With the Longhorns, he posted 58 catches for 987 yards and nine touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Love\u2019s glowing endorsement only reinforces what scouting reports said about Golden leading up to the draft.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Golden\u2019s starting-level traits and big leap forward as a go-to playmaker have him primed to become a productive catch-maker with the potential to develop into a WR1 in the future,&#8221; NFL.com\u2019s scouting report said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong>Packers\u2019 rookie Matthew Golden projected to be better WR than Davante Adams<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Packers\u2019 crowded receiver room \u2014 which features Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks \u2014 Golden may give Love something he hasn\u2019t truly had yet: a legitimate No. 1 wideout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan Love believes his rookie WR could have a bright future with the Packers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":74074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[441,2845,2843,19,320,2844,20,1656,467,1674],"class_list":["post-74073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-christian-watson","tag-davante-adams","tag-dontayvion-wicks","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-houston","tag-jayden-reed","tag-jordan-love","tag-matthew-golden","tag-romeo-doubs","tag-texas-longhorns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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