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John Metchie III
John Metchie III is a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers.
Scouting report
John Metchie III: the full picture
John Metchie III at a glance
John Metchie III is a 26-year-old wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers, listed at 5'11" and 187 pounds. The Houston Texans drafted Metchie 44th overall in the second round in 2022, out of Alabama, and 2026 is Metchie's 5th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Metchie for 40.3 PPR points in 2026, which ranks WR139 at the position and works out to 2.8 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 1 game of 2026, Metchie has scored 0.0 PPR points, or 0.0 per game. That is 0.0% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Metchie would finish with about 0 points, behind the 40.3 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 0.0 points in Week 2 against ATL, the WR119 finish that week. Metchie has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 0 of 1 game, a 0% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 89 qualified wide receivers of 2025, Metchie ranks in the 96th percentile in average separation, the 24th percentile in receiving TDs and the 24th percentile in target share. One of the 6 tracked categories sits at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 2nd percentile in receiving yards.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Metchie has finished as WR138 in 2023, WR110 in 2024 and WR87 in 2025. The high-water mark is 71.9 PPR points in 2025. Across 38 regular-season games on record, the totals read 73 receptions, 686 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.
John Metchie III by the numbers
Metchie has finished in the top twelve 2 times. The career high is 18.5 PPR points, set in Week 12 of 2025 against BAL.
Contract
Metchie is playing on a one-year, $1.9 million contract signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2026, an average of $1.9 million per year with $1 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Metchie carries a GV stock price of 1,741, which ranks 452nd overall and WR161 among wide receivers out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Metchie 513th overall. Value has moved down 7.2 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Marvin Mims Jr., Treylon Burks and Lil'Jordan Humphrey. See where Metchie sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 40.3
- PPR / game
- 2.8
Week 1 projection
John Metchie III is projected for 3.5 PPR points at home against CHI in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 14.7.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 7.2 since the previous model run (falling).
- Redraft
- 8.3
- Dynasty
- 16.9
- Superflex redraft
- 9.3
- Superflex dynasty
- 18.6
- TE premium dynasty
- 10.2
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | PHI | 13 | 48 | 33 | 274 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 71.9 |
| 2024 | HOU | 10 | 37 | 24 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2023 | HOU | 14 | 30 | 16 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32.2 |
Wide receivers ranked near John Metchie III
- Marquise Brown WR136 · 42.0 PPR
- Luke McCaffrey WR137 · 41.2 PPR
- Dyami Brown WR138 · 41.1 PPR
- Tyler Lockett WR140 · 39.3 PPR
- Kendrick Law WR141 · 39.1 PPR
- Tim Patrick WR142 · 38.9 PPR
Carolina Panthers fantasy players
- Bryce Young QB · 246.7 PPR
- Tetairoa McMillan WR · 229.0 PPR
- Chuba Hubbard RB · 223.9 PPR
- Jalen Coker WR · 120.3 PPR
- Xavier Legette WR · 110.3 PPR
- Tommy Tremble TE · 86.7 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.