John Metchie III is well-known as a Canadian gridiron football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.
Metchie played college football at Alabama, winning the Jon Cornish Trophy twice before being drafted by the Texans in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
John Metchie Age and Birthday
Metchie is 22 years old and was born to his parents on July 18, 2000, in Taiwan.
John Metchie Nationality and ethnicity
Metchie is of mixed ethnicity because his father is a Nigerian and his mother is a Taiwanese and now holds an American nationality.
John Metchie Height and weight
The 22 years old footballer stands tall at the height of 5 feet and 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighs 187 Ibs (85 kg).
John Metchie College football
Metchie and 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.
Metchie then moved to the United States to attend St. James School in Hagerstown, Maryland. Metchie spent a post-graduate year at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, before committing to play college football at the University of Alabama.
Metchie played in all 13 games as a freshman at Alabama in 2019 and had four catches for 23 yards. He became one of Alabama’s top three receivers in his second year in 2020 racking up 916 yards on 55 receptions with six touchdowns.
John Metchie Draft (When was he drafted?)
Metchie was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (44th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.
John Metchie 40‑yard dash
Metchie ran a 40-yard dash time of 4.87 seconds.
John Metchie Family; Partner, children, parents, siblings
Metchie is the son of a Nigerian father named John Metchie II and a Taiwanese mother named Joyce Metchie. He is not the only child, he has four brothers as siblings and only one is identified as Royce Metchie.
Metchie’s older brother, Royce Metchie, is a defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Metchie is not married or engaged to any lady. He is single. Therefore he has no kids.
John Metchie Salary and net worth
Metchie has an estimated net worth of about $ 1 million.
Metchie signed a 4-year contract worth $8,070,172 with the Houston Texans, including a $3,049,216 signing bonus, $4,921,042 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,017,543.
As of 2023, Metchie is taking a base salary of $1,071,826, while carrying a cap hit of $1,834,131 and a dead cap value of $4,158,738.
John Metchie Twitter and Instagram
Follow Metchie on Twitter @IiiMetchie and Instagram @metchieiii.
Wow. Saw but not done. Locked in. But my boy Cam got my back. 🤟 https://t.co/pOIMidpPwb pic.twitter.com/kX6N1jQANB
— John Metchie III (@IiiMetchie) February 5, 2021
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