The Jets recently acquired wide receiver John Metchie III via trade and he has already played in three games for the team. Today we break Metchie down in detail.

The 25-year old Metchie is listed at 5’11” and 187 pounds and was a second round pick out of Alabama in 2022. After missing the entire 2022 season, Metchie started three games and caught 40 passes for 412 yards and a touchdown over the past two seasons with the Texans. However, he was traded to the Eagles at the start of this season and didn’t play much.

Background

Metchie has a unique background as he was born in Taiwan, lived in Ghana and Canada as a young child and is of Nigerian heritage. He attended high school in Maryland and then spent a year in New Jersey before heading to Alabama as a four-star recruit.

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