Matthew Golden declares for 2025 NFL Draft after strong finish to 2024
By Andrew Olson
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Matthew Golden is ready to play football professionally.
Golden told ESPN’s Pete Thamel that he has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft. He had 1 full season of remaining eligibility, playing 2 seasons at Houston before transferring to Texas ahead of the 2024 campaign.
Breaking: Matthew Golden, Texas’ leading wide receiver in 2024, is leaving school early and declaring for the NFL draft, sources told @PeteThamel. pic.twitter.com/vQZ35QWSBb
— ESPN (@espn) January 13, 2025
Golden finished his only season in Austin as Texas’s top pass-catcher. He came up just shy of a 1,000-yard season, recording 58 receptions for team highs of 987 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Golden came on particularly strong in the postseason, turning in his best performances of 2024 against Georgia and Arizona State. In the SEC Championship Game, Golden had 8 catches for 162 yards. In the Longhorns’ thrilling College Football Playoff win over Arizona State at the Peach Bowl, Golden recorded 7 catches for 149 yards and 1 touchdown.
Thamel relays that Golden projects as a top-50 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Over his career, which started with two seasons a at Houston, he accounted for 2,697 yards. That included 2 kick returns for touchdowns at Houston and 24 total touchdowns.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 13, 2025
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