John Metchie III, 2021
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Receiver, Alabama, 2019–⁠21

John Metchie III

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Brampton, ON
Born
Jul 18, 2000, in Taiwan

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John Metchie III played receiver at Alabama (2019–⁠21). The Houston Texans took Metchie in round 2, No. 44 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,142
Receiving yards, 2021 (Alabama, 13–⁠2)
Best game
181 yards
Vs. Texas A&M, week 5, 2020: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 44
Round 2, 2022 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

13catches, career highat Auburn, 2021181receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Tennessee, 2021

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2020; SEC champions, 2020 and 2021

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Alabama4235.8017
2020Alabama5591616.7678
2021Alabama961,14211.9846
Career1552,08113.41478

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Alabama8WRFr.
2020Alabama8WRSo.
2021Alabama8WRJr.6′0″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Alabama40.15––0.6–
2020Alabama750.8788th (n=346)0.5565.28%
2021Alabama1260.6244th (n=410)0.6778.613%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Alabama 13 games, 96 catches, 1,142 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.MiamiW 44–⁠13676137–
Sep 11vs.MercerW 48–⁠14570041–
Sep 18atFloridaW 31–⁠29649012–
Sep 25vs.Southern MissW 63–⁠14745021–
Oct 2vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠21335116–
Oct 9atTexas A&ML 38–⁠41788040–
Oct 16atMississippi StateW 49–⁠97117146–
Oct 23vs.TennesseeW 52–⁠24111212288
Nov 6vs.LSUW 20–⁠14973122–
Nov 13vs.New Mexico StateW 59–⁠3648026–
Nov 20vs.ArkansasW 42–⁠3510173133–
Nov 27atAuburnW 24–⁠2213150027–
Dec 4vs.GeorgiaW 41–⁠24697140–
2020 Alabama 13 games, 55 catches, 916 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26atMissouriW 38–⁠19242022–
Oct 3vs.Texas A&MW 52–⁠245181278–
Oct 10atOle MissW 63–⁠48475032–
Oct 17vs.GeorgiaW 41–⁠24350140–
Oct 24atTennesseeW 48–⁠177151045–
Oct 31vs.Mississippi StateW 41–⁠031809–
Nov 21vs.KentuckyW 63–⁠3118118–
Nov 28vs.AuburnW 42–⁠13655224–
Dec 5atLSUW 55–⁠17458024–
Dec 12atArkansasW 52–⁠3572023–
Dec 19vs.FloridaW 52–⁠46462026–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameW 31–⁠14353040–
Jan 11 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 52–⁠24881027–
2019 Alabama 4 games, 4 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.DukeW 42–⁠31505–
Sep 21vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠71−40−4–
Oct 26vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠71505–
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaW 66–⁠3117017–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022
Height5′11¼″
Weight187 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan73⅜″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 40 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Houston Texans14161580
2024Houston Texans10242541
2025New York Jets13332742
2026 (so far)Carolina Panthers35561
NFL career40787424

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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