John Metchie III

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John Metchie III
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 8
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2000-07-18) July 18, 2000 (age 21)
Taiwan
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolSt. James School, Maryland
(Hagerstown, Maryland)
Career highlights and awards

John Metchie III (born July 18, 2000) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Early years[]

Metchie was born in Taiwan and lived in Ghana and Canada before moving to the United States to attend high school.[1] He attended St. James School, Maryland in Hagerstown, Maryland and spent a post-graduate year at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey.[2] Metchie committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.[3][4]

College career[]

As a true freshman at Alabama in 2019, Metchie played in all 13 games and had four catches for 23 yards.[5] Metchie became one of Alabama's top three receivers his sophomore year in 2020 racking up 916 yards on 55 receptions with 6 touchdowns.[6][7] He was the first receiver to win the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in NCAA football in the 2020 season.

In his junior and final season at Alabama, Metchie finished with 96 receptions for 1,142 yards with 8 touchdowns. He tore his ACL in the SEC Championship game on December 4, 2021, ending his season prematurely.[8]

College statistics[]

Season Team GP Receiving Rushing Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg TD Lng FF FR
2019 Alabama 4 4 23 5.8 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2020 Alabama 13 55 916 16.7 78 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
2021 Alabama 13 96 1,142 11.9 46 8 1 8 8.0 0 8 0 0
Career[9] 30 155 2,081 13.4 78 14 1 8 8.0 0 8 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Canadian John Metchie defies the odds to become top U.S. football recruit". Toronto Sun. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Hunt, Todderick (May 22, 2018). "4-star WR Metchie to Peddie | Is he now N.J.'s best WR?". NJ.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Parasiliti, Bob. "Saint James grad Metchie commits to Alabama". Herald-Mail Media. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Casagr, Michael; Mcasagr, E. (July 7, 2018). "Alabama gets commitment from 4-star WR". al. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "John Metchie already adding to Alabama's continuing run of stellar receivers". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ News, Brett Hudson The Tuscaloosa. "Crimson Tide's Metchie shows star potential". TimesDaily. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "When Alabama Needed Its No. 3 Receiver, John Metchie Answered the Call". SI.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Scarborough, Alex (December 5, 2021). "Alabama Crimson Tide leading pass-catcher John Metchie III out with 'significant' ACL injury". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "John Metchie College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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