#13
John Metchie III
HOU · 2022–2024PHI · 2025NYJ · 2025CAR · 2026–presentACT
JohnMetchieIII#13WR
Age
26
Jul 18, 2000
Height
5'11"
71"
Weight
187
lb
College
Alabama
2019-2021
Drafted
2022
Rd 2, Pk 44
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$2M
1y · $1.9M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Rec
33
2025
Targets
48
regular season
Rec Yds
274
regular season
TD
2
regular season
Y/R
8.3
regular season
Catch %
69%
33/48
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2019 — Present · Includes honors
2026
Carolina Panthers · Wide Receiver
WR · Current roster
NFL
2025
New York Jets · Wide Receiver
WR · 9 active weeks
NFL
2025
Philadelphia Eagles · Wide Receiver
WR · 8 active weeks
NFL
2022–2024
Houston Texans · Wide Receiver
WR · 38 active weeks
NFL
2019–2021
Alabama · WR
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Round 2, Pick 44
#44 overall by Houston Texans
TeamHOU
Overall#44

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaThe University of Alabama. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.