John Metchie III

Carolina Panthers
Wide Receiver #8

Personal

Age	25
Birthdate	July 18, 2000
Height	6'0"
Weight	195 lb

Draft

College	Alabama
Year	2022
Pick	Round: 2, Overall: 44
Team	HOU

Fantasy Value

Week 1 Projections
Catches	Yards	Touchdowns
0.0	0.0	0.0

You can see where those projections compare to other WRs in our Wide Receiver Rankings.

Player News

John Metchie III: Can John Metchie III Carve Out a Fantasy-Relevant Role with the Panthers?

After a quiet start to the year with the Philadelphia Eagles, wide receiver John Metchie III was a 2025 trade deadline acquisition of the New York Jets, where a much thinner depth chart allowed him to catch 28 passes for 253 yards and two scores over his final eight games. While not earth-shattering numbers, his 17-game pace of 60-538-4 would represent career-highs across the board, and he proved himself a fantasy viable player with two finishes as the WR17 or better. His one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers was one of the more under-the-radar signings of the 2026 free agency period, but in another receiver room that thins out quickly behind Tetatiroa McMillan and Jalen Coker, there is a role to be carved out in an offense that has seen more than 63% of its targets go to wide receivers in the past two years under Dave Canales. The Panthers spent a 2026 third-round pick on Chris Brazzell II, and 2024 first-rounder Xavier Legette is still on the team, so there's no guarantee of Metchie's spot in the pecking order, but at RotoBaller's WR129, he is a dart throw whose value has sunk so low he can almost be seen as a free throw-in as part of a larger trade.

Jun. 20, 2026 11:25 AM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Receiving						Rushing
YEAR	TM	GM	REC	TGT	%	YDS	TD	YPC	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD	FUM
2022	HOU	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	HOU	16	15	28	53.6	153	0	10.2	1	4	4.0	0	0
2024	HOU	16	22	33	66.7	230	1	10.5	0	0	0	0	0
2025	2TM	16	30	44	68.2	254	2	8.5	3	-5	-1.7	0	0