The Green Bay Packers selected Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden in the first round (No. 23 overall) of the 2025 NFL draft.

Wide receiver Matthew Golden was picked 23rd in the 2025 NFL Draft, but he'll now be wearing No. 22 for the Green Bay Packers. It was announced April 25 on ABC, with Desmond Howard on set, via social media that Golden would wear Howard's former No. 81.

Matthew Golden, the new young star of the Green Bay Packers, stole everyone’s heart when he revealed how he’d be spending his huge NFL signing bonus. Golden, who was selected at No. 23 overall by the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Draft, was speaking to Andy & Ari On3, where he told fans of his plans to buy a house for someone special in his life.