Early life
John Metchie was born in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 18, 2000. His full name is John Metchie III and he has Canadian nationality. According to the astrological chart, he has the birth sign of Cancer and is currently 23 years. Furthermore, he belongs to Taiwanese-Nigerian ethnicity and his religious belief is unknown.
Caption: family photo of John Metchie (Source: The Football USA)
He was born to a Nigerian father and a Taiwanese mother in Taiwan. Meanwhile, her mother’s name is Joyce Metchie. His family later moved to Accra, Ghana, when he was one year old before moving to Brampton, Ontario, Canada, with his mother and four siblings while his father remained in Ghana.
However, he has not yet revealed the identities of his father and his four siblings. One of the names of his older brother, Royce Metchie. And his brother Royce is a defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Education and university career
He moved to the United States and attended St. James School in Hagerstown, Maryland. He spent a year after graduating at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, before committing to play college football at the University of Alabama.
During his freshman year at Alabama, he played in all 13 games in 2019 and had four receptions for 23 yards. As a sophomore in 2020, he became one of Alabama’s top three receivers, racking up 916 yards on 55 receptions and six touchdowns. He was the first receiver to win the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in NCAA football in 2020.
Additionally, he had 96 receptions for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior in 2021 before tearing his ACL in the SEC Championship Game. Additionally, he was selected as the winner of the Jon Cornish Trophy, joining Nathan Rourke as the only two-time winner.
Career
After his successful college career, John Metchie moved on to the 2022 NFL Draft. In the 2020 NFL Draft, he was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (44th overall).
He was also drafted by the BC Lions in the seventh round (59th overall) of the 2022 CFL Draft before signing a four-year, $8 million contract with the Texans on May 14, 2022. Additionally, he stated in July he would sit down. His first season after being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Caption: John Metchie playing for the Houston Texans (Source: The Herald-Mail)
Metchie was cleared to join training camp a year after receiving his diagnosis. He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts, when he caught his first pass from rookie quarterback CJ Stroud for 17 yards. He finished the season with 16 receptions and 158 yards.
Net worth 2024
Metchie’s net worth is expected to reach $1.5 million as of 2023. Although he is best known for his football career, he also receives money from different endorsement deals.
civil status
So far, John Metchie possibly seems single and is not currently dating anyone. Meanwhile, he has not been linked to anyone and has not provided details about his past affairs, relationships and others. However, he seems to be completely focused on his career at the moment.
He has known how to reconcile his personal life and his professional life. Meanwhile, she has not been a part of any major controversy or scandal and has maintained a clean image.
John Metchie – Body Measurements
Caption: John Metchie during his training time (Source: KXAN)
The NFL player is 180 cm (5 feet 11 inches) tall and weighs around 85 kg (187 lbs). He has a pair of black eyes with hair of the same color, while the other body measurement of him is unknown.
Social media
On his Instagram page ‘@metchieiii’ he has more than 136,000 followers. Apart from this, he is not present on Facebook or Twitter.
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