John Metchie III
Metchie with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||
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| Positions | Wide receiver Kickoff returner | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 18, 2000 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | St. James (Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.) Peddie (Hightstown, New Jersey, U.S.) | ||||||||||||
| College | Alabama (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 2nd round, 44th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| CFL draft | 2022: 7th round, 59th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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John Metchie III (/mɛˈtʃiːeɪ/ MET-chee-ay; born July 18, 2000) is a Taiwanese-Canadian professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the Jon Cornish Trophy twice prior to being selected by the Texans in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. Metchie sat out his rookie season after being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia and returned to play in 2023.