WR#13
John Metchie III
gsis_id 00-0037614
CAR
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.30 yd
- Cushion
- 6.98 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -1.17
- Avg YAC
- 3.65
- Share of intended air yards
- 15.2%
- Catch rate
- 59.1%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 3.8%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 84.9
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 1
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 48 | 33 | 274 | 2 | -2.3 | 0.132 | 0.27 | -5 | 71.9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 47 | 30 | 317 | 1 | -4.1 | 0.127 | 0.29 | 0 | 65.7 |
| 2023 | 15 | 33 | 19 | 202 | 0 | -4.3 | 0.072 | 0.16 | 13 | 40.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 204 lb
- College
- Alabama (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2022 · Rd 2 · Pk 44 · HOU
- Rookie season
- 2022
- Experience
- 4 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2024 Wk 19 · Questionable · Shoulder · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2024 · Out · HOU
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
48 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Chimere DikeWR · TEN · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 3.80
- Cushion
- 6.77
- YAC over expected
- -0.23
- Share of air yards
- 15.6
- Catch rate
- 64.9
Olamide ZaccheausWR · CHI · distance 0.78
- Separation
- 3.46
- Cushion
- 6.35
- YAC over expected
- -0.61
- Share of air yards
- 10.1
- Catch rate
- 60.0
Marquise BrownWR · KC · distance 0.92
- Separation
- 3.21
- Cushion
- 6.35
- YAC over expected
- -0.60
- Share of air yards
- 20.0
- Catch rate
- 66.2
JuJu Smith-SchusterWR · KC · distance 0.97
- Separation
- 3.46
- Cushion
- 6.03
- YAC over expected
- 0.03
- Share of air yards
- 5.5
- Catch rate
- 73.3
Rashee RiceWR · KC · distance 1.03
- Separation
- 3.60
- Cushion
- 6.31
- YAC over expected
- 0.62
- Share of air yards
- 8.4
- Catch rate
- 67.9
John Metchie baseline
- Separation
- 3.83
- Cushion
- 7.00
- YAC over expected
- -0.87
- Share of air yards
- 7.7
- Catch rate
- 68.8