Players › WR
John Metchie III
Born July 18, 2000 · College Alabama · Drafted 2022, round 2, pick 44 (HOU) · 5-11, 187 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HOU | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | −0.541 | 0.0 | −1.1 | −0.00 | |
| 2023 playoffs | HOU | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | +0.723 | 100.0 | +0.7 | +0.02 | |
| 2025 | NYJ | 13 | 3 | -5 | 0 | -1.67 | −1.011 | 0.0 | −3.0 | −0.09 | |
| Career | CAR | 43 | 4 | -1 | 0 | -0.25 | −0.823 | 0.0 | −4.1 | −0.09 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HOU | 14 | 30 | 16 | 158 | 0 | 53.3 | −0.201 | +0.059−0.119 to +0.238 | 6.3 | 8.9 | −6.0 | +0.05 |
| 2023 playoffs | HOU | 1 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 100.0 | +0.584 | 13.6 | 9.7 | +1.8 | +0.08 | |
| 2024 | HOU | 10 | 37 | 24 | 254 | 1 | 64.9 | +0.083 | +0.147−0.029 to +0.323 | 11.7 | 9.0 | +3.1 | −0.02 |
| 2024 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 10 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 60.0 | −0.718 | 16.7 | 10.2 | −7.2 | −0.14 | |
| 2025 | NYJ | 13 | 48 | 33 | 274 | 2 | 68.8 | −0.049 | +0.137−0.034 to +0.309 | 14.0 | 5.6 | −2.3 | −0.27 |
| 2026 | CAR | 6 | 22 | 14 | 154 | 1 | 63.6 | +0.493 | +0.206+0.024 to +0.388 | 10.1 | 8.2 | +10.8 | +0.28 |
| Career | CAR | 43 | 137 | 87 | 840 | 4 | 63.5 | +0.040 | 10.1 | 7.6 | +5.5 | +0.03 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NYJ | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | CAR | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | CAR | 43 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HOU | 16 | 306 | 29.3 | – | – |
| 2023 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 67 | 73.6 | – | – |
| 2024 | HOU | 13 | 379 | 45.8 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 2024 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 76 | 55.1 | – | – |
| 2025 | PHI/NYJ | 16 | 442 | 46.8 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | 56.7 | 1 | 5.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 37 | 73.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 50.0 |
| 2025 | 48 | 79.2 | 4 | 10.5 | 5 | 20.0 |
| 2026 | 22 | 68.2 | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
Game logs
2026 game log (6 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | @ CLE | L 18–21 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 | +1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | vs DET | W 32–26 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 0 | +5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | @ PHI | W 25–14 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | +1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs TB | L 13–43 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | −3.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-10-29 | @ GB | L 19–27 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | −0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | vs DEN | L 21–26 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | +7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (13 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-04 | vs DAL | W 24–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ KC | W 20–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs LA | W 33–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ TB | W 31–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | +0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs CLE | W 27–20 | 1 | -7 | 0 | −1.6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-13 | @ NE | L 14–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 | +6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ BAL | L 10–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 1 | +3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs ATL | W 27–24 | 1 | -2 | 0 | −1.3 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0 | −4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs MIA | L 10–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 0 | −4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ JAX | L 20–48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.2 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 0 | +0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ NO | L 6–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs NE | L 10–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | +2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ BUF | L 8–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | +0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (12 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | vs JAX | W 24–20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | −0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs IND | W 23–20 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | +0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-10-31 | @ NYJ | L 13–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs DET | L 23–26 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 1 | +9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-18 | @ DAL | W 34–10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | +2.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | vs TEN | L 27–32 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | −3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | @ JAX | W 23–20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | +0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs MIA | W 20–12 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | −1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-25 | vs BAL | L 2–31 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 0 | −1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | @ TEN | W 23–14 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | +0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-11 | vs LAC | W 32–12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 0 | −10.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2025-01-18 | @ KC | L 14–23 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | +3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (15 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs IND | L 20–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | +0.9 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ JAX | W 37–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | −0.2 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs PIT | W 30–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | +1.4 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | @ ATL | L 19–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | +1.1 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | vs TB | W 39–37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | +0.9 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ CIN | W 30–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | +1.6 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs ARI | W 21–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | +1.2 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs JAX | L 21–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | −0.7 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | vs DEN | W 22–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | −1.4 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ NYJ | L 6–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | −6.3 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | @ TEN | W 19–16 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −0.7 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | vs CLE | L 22–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.2 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs TEN | W 26–3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | −0.9 |
| 18 | 2024-01-06 | @ IND | W 23–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | −0.7 |
| P19 | 2024-01-13 | vs CLE | W 45–14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | +0.7 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | +1.8 |