John Metchie III
WR · CAR · 2023–2026 · 44 games · Alabama · 71 in / 187 lb · Draft: 2022 R2 #44 (HOU)
Season by season (regular season)
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Air Yds | YAC | Tgt Sh | Rec EPA | Car | Rush Yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HOU | 14 | 30 | 16 | 158 | 0 | 266 | 84 | 7% | -6.0 | 1 | 4 | 32.2 |
| 2024 | HOU | 10 | 37 | 24 | 254 | 1 | 333 | 69 | 12% | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2025 | PHI/NYJ | 13 | 48 | 33 | 274 | 2 | 268 | 140 | 13% | -2.3 | 3 | -5 | 71.9 |
| 2026 | CAR | 4 | 13 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 109 | 30 | 8% | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 41 | 128 | 80 | 766 | 4 | 976 | 323 | – | 2.0 | 4 | -1 | 180.5 |
Splits (per game)
| Split | G | Team SU | Team ATS | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Air Yds | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 44 | 26-18 | 24-20 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 19.8 | 0.1 | 25.2 | 7.9 |
| Home | 23 | 15-8 | 11-12 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 8.5 |
| Away | 21 | 11-10 | 13-8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 18.6 | 0.1 | 21.4 | 7.2 |
| Team won | 26 | 26-0 | 20-6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 7.0 |
| Team lost | 18 | 0-18 | 4-14 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 25.8 | 0.2 | 33.8 | 9.3 |
| Team favored | 19 | 16-3 | 10-9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 18.9 | 5.6 |
| Team underdog | 25 | 10-15 | 14-11 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 26.0 | 0.1 | 29.9 | 9.6 |
| Playoffs | 3 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 43.7 | 8.3 |
| 2026 season | 4 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 20.0 | 0.2 | 27.2 | 7.5 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 0.2 | 24.2 | 8.4 |
| Last 10 games | 10 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 22.3 | 0.1 | 30.4 | 10.4 |
Vs every opponent (per game)
| Opp | G | SU | ATS | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Air Yds | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | 5 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 8.8 |
| CLE | 4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 0.2 | 25.5 | 3.8 |
| TEN | 4 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 2.8 |
| ATL | 3 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 5.7 |
| IND | 3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 5.3 |
| BAL | 2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 56.5 | 0.5 | 51.0 | 23.5 |
| DAL | 2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| DET | 2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 0.5 | 55.0 | 17.5 |
| KC | 2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 17.5 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 3.5 |
| MIA | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 13.5 |
| NE | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 43.0 | 0.5 | 26.5 | 16.5 |
| NYJ | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 0.5 |
| TB | 2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| ARI | 1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| BUF | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| CIN | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 1.0 |
| DEN | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 11.0 |
| LA | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| LAC | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 71.0 | 6.0 |
| NO | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 15.0 |
| PIT | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 9.0 |
Defenders who have made plays on him
From play-by-play since 2016: sacks, interceptions, QB hits, pass breakups and solo tackles credited to one player against the other. Open full player-vs-player →
| Player | Games met | Sacks | INT | QB hits | Pass def | Solo tkl | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Brownlee Jr. H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Rasul Douglas H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Marlon Humphrey H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Greg Newsome II H2H | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Denzel Ward H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2023–2026 |
| D.J. Reed H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| Roger McCreary H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2024–2026 |
| Alohi Gilman H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| Xavier Watts H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| Tony Adams H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| A.J. Terrell H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Jonas Sanker H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Kader Kohou H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Deane Leonard H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Demario Davis H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Sauce Gardner H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Daryl Worley H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| E.J. Speed H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Kenny Moore II H2H | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2023–2026 |
| Zyon McCollum H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Dee Alford H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
| Roquan Smith H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Terrion Arnold H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2024–2024 |
| Divine Deablo H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| Kyle Hamilton H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Lineups he wins with
Team record when both players played ≥50% of offensive snaps.
| Teammate | Team | G | W-L | ATS | PPG | Margin | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud QB | HOU | 12 | 5-7 | 7-5 | 21.2 | +0.0 | 2023–2024 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | HOU | 12 | 6-6 | 8-4 | 22.7 | +2.8 | 2023–2024 |
| Nico Collins WR | HOU | 8 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 22.4 | +1.4 | 2023–2024 |
| Xavier Hutchinson WR | HOU | 7 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 14.9 | -8.6 | 2023–2024 |
| Adonai Mitchell WR | NYJ | 7 | 1-6 | 2-5 | 13.0 | -20.6 | 2025–2025 |
| Isaiah Williams WR | NYJ | 6 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 11.3 | -24.5 | 2025–2025 |
| Breece Hall RB | NYJ | 6 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 14.5 | -16.3 | 2025–2025 |
| Joe Mixon RB | HOU | 6 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 23.8 | +3.2 | 2024–2024 |
Injury history
| Season | Wk | Team | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024.0 | 19.0 | HOU | Questionable | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2024.0 | 17.0 | HOU | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2024.0 | 16.0 | HOU | Out | Shoulder | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2023.0 | 16.0 | HOU | – | Illness | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 10.0 | HOU | – | Ribs | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 5.0 | HOU | Questionable | Illness | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 2.0 | HOU | – | Hamstring | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 1.0 | HOU | Out | Hamstring | Did Not Participate In Practice |
Game log
| Date | Szn | Wk | Opp | Score | SU | Line | ATS | O/U | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Air Yds | YAC | Tgt Sh | Rec EPA | Car | Rush Yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 2026 | 6 | @PHI | 25-14 | W | -3.0 | W | U | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 9% | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2026-10-04 | 2026 | 4 | DET | 32-26 | W | +4.5 | W | O | 5 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 13% | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-09-27 | 2026 | 3 | @CLE | 18-21 | L | -2.5 | L | U | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 12% | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2026-09-20 | 2026 | 2 | @ATL | 34-3 | W | -2.5 | W | U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01-04 | 2025 | 18 | @BUF | 8-35 | L | +12.5 | L | O | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 18% | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-12-28 | 2025 | 17 | NE | 10-42 | L | +12.5 | L | O | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 9% | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2025-12-21 | 2025 | 16 | @NO | 6-29 | L | +6.5 | L | U | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 15% | -5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2025-12-14 | 2025 | 15 | @JAX | 20-48 | L | +13.5 | L | O | 5 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 16% | 0.2 | 1 | 4 | 6.9 |
| 2025-12-07 | 2025 | 14 | MIA | 10-34 | L | +2.5 | L | O | 8 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 25% | -4.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2025-11-30 | 2025 | 13 | ATL | 27-24 | W | +3.0 | W | O | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 26% | -4.7 | 1 | -2 | 5.7 |
| 2025-11-23 | 2025 | 12 | @BAL | 10-23 | L | +14.0 | W | U | 7 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 32 | 41 | 26% | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
| 2025-11-13 | 2025 | 11 | @NE | 14-27 | L | +12.5 | L | U | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 12% | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2025-11-09 | 2025 | 10 | CLE | 27-20 | W | +1.5 | W | O | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9% | -1.2 | 1 | -7 | 0.6 |
| 2025-09-28 | 2025 | 4 | @TB | 31-25 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8% | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-09-21 | 2025 | 3 | LA | 33-26 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3% | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2025-09-14 | 2025 | 2 | @KC | 20-17 | W | -1.5 | W | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 5% | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-09-04 | 2025 | 1 | DAL | 24-20 | W | -8.5 | L | U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-01-18 | 2024 | 20P | @KC | 14-23 | L | +9.5 | W | U | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 7% | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2025-01-11 | 2024 | 19P | LAC | 32-12 | W | +3.0 | W | O | 8 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 25% | -10.3 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2025-01-05 | 2024 | 18 | @TEN | 23-14 | W | +2.5 | W | O | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 14% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2024-12-25 | 2024 | 17 | BAL | 2-31 | L | +5.5 | L | U | 8 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 26% | -1.6 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2024-12-15 | 2024 | 15 | MIA | 20-12 | W | -2.5 | W | U | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 16% | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2024 | 13 | @JAX | 23-20 | W | -3.5 | L | U | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6% | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2024-11-24 | 2024 | 12 | TEN | 27-32 | L | -8.0 | L | O | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10% | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2024-11-18 | 2024 | 11 | @DAL | 34-10 | W | -7.5 | W | O | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 9% | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2024-11-10 | 2024 | 10 | DET | 23-26 | L | +4.5 | W | P | 6 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 68 | 20 | 19% | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 18.4 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2024 | 9 | @NYJ | 13-21 | L | +2.5 | L | U | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7% | -2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-27 | 2024 | 8 | IND | 23-20 | W | -5.0 | L | U | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 11% | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2024-09-29 | 2024 | 4 | JAX | 24-20 | W | -5.5 | L | U | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 3% | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2024-01-13 | 2023 | 19P | CLE | 45-14 | W | +2.5 | W | O | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 14% | 1.8 | 1 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 2024-01-06 | 2023 | 18 | @IND | 23-19 | W | -1.5 | W | U | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8% | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2023-12-31 | 2023 | 17 | TEN | 26-3 | W | -5.0 | W | U | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10% | -0.9 | 1 | 4 | 2.2 |
| 2023-12-24 | 2023 | 16 | CLE | 22-36 | L | +3.0 | L | O | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6% | -2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-17 | 2023 | 15 | @TEN | 19-16 | W | +3.0 | W | U | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 3% | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2023-12-10 | 2023 | 14 | @NYJ | 6-30 | L | -3.5 | L | O | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 19% | -6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2023-12-03 | 2023 | 13 | DEN | 22-17 | W | -3.5 | W | U | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 11% | -1.4 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2023-11-26 | 2023 | 12 | JAX | 21-24 | L | +1.0 | L | U | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6% | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2023-11-19 | 2023 | 11 | ARI | 21-16 | W | -5.5 | L | U | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3% | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2023-11-12 | 2023 | 10 | @CIN | 30-27 | W | +5.5 | W | O | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 5% | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2023-11-05 | 2023 | 9 | TB | 39-37 | W | -2.5 | L | O | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3% | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2023-10-08 | 2023 | 5 | @ATL | 19-21 | L | +2.5 | W | U | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6% | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023-10-01 | 2023 | 4 | PIT | 30-6 | W | +3.0 | W | U | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 7% | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2023-09-24 | 2023 | 3 | @JAX | 37-17 | W | +7.5 | W | O | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | -2 | 15 | 7% | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2023-09-17 | 2023 | 2 | IND | 20-31 | L | +1.0 | L | O | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2% | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |