John Metchie III

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John Metchie III
John Metchie III 2021.jpg
Metchie with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2021
No. 8 – Houston Texans
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-07-18) July 18, 2000 (age 24)
Taipei, Taiwan
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: St. James (Hagerstown, MD)
Peddie (Hightstown, NJ)
College: Alabama (2019–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 2 / pick: 44
CFL draft: 2022  / round: 7 / pick: 59
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024
Receptions:20
Receiving yards:194
Total touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Metchie III (born July 18, 2000) is a Taiwanese-Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the Jon Cornish Trophy twice prior to being selected by the Texans in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. Metchie sat out his rookie season after being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia and returned to play in 2023.

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Early life

Metchie was born in Taiwan to a Nigerian father and Taiwanese mother on July 18, 2000. [1] His family moved to Accra, Ghana, when he was one before moving to Brampton, Ontario, Canada, with his mother and four brothers while his father remained in Ghana. [1] [2] He then moved to the United States to attend St. James School in Hagerstown, Maryland. [3] Metchie spent a post-graduate year at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, [4] before committing to play college football at the University of Alabama. [5] [6]

College career

Metchie played in all 13 games as a freshman at Alabama in 2019 and had four catches for 23 yards. [7] He became one of Alabama's top three receivers his sophomore year in 2020 racking up 916 yards on 55 receptions with six touchdowns. [8] [9] He was the first receiver to win the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in NCAA football in the 2020 season. [10] As a junior in 2021, Metchie recorded 96 receptions for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns before tearing his ACL in the 2021 SEC Championship Game. [11] Metchie was again named the recipient of the Jon Cornish Trophy, joining Nathan Rourke as the only two-time winners. [12] [13]

Statistics

College statistics
SeasonGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgLngTD
2019 44235.8170
2020 135591616.7786
2021 13961,14211.9468
Career 301552,08113.47814

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
5 ft 11+1⁄4 in
(1.81 m)		187 lb
(85 kg)		30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine [14] [15]

Metchie was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (44th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. [13] He was also selected by the BC Lions in the seventh round (59th overall) of the 2022 CFL Draft before signing a four-year contract, worth $8 million, with the Texans on May 14, 2022. [13] [16] In July, Metchie announced he would sit out his rookie season after being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. [17]

A year after receiving his diagnosis, Metchie was cleared to attend training camp. [18] He played his first career NFL game in Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts and finished the season with 16 receptions for 158 yards. Metchie was named the recipient of the 2024 George Halas Award by the Pro Football Writers of America for his adversity. [19]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2022 HOU 00DNP
2023 HOU 160161589.9220144.04111
Career160161589.9221144.04000

Postseason

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2023 HOU 2034414.7270199.09000
Career2034414.7270199.09000

Personal life

His older brother, Royce Metchie, is a defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. [20]

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