Carolina Panthers · WR · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Alabama (2022 Round 2, Pick 44)

John Metchie III

18.0

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #90 of 99 qualified WRs

John Metchie III among the 99 qualified receivers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 99 qualified WRs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game20% weight · Raw +0.195 → Shrunk +0.978

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Early-down opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game5% weight · Raw −0.177 → Shrunk +0.711

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Receiving yards per game, regressed16% weight · Raw 5.70 → Shrunk 32.08

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Downfield air yards per game, regressed6% weight · Raw 7.35 → Shrunk 44.61

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Offensive snaps per team game, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.41 → Shrunk 23.86

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Target share30% weight · Raw 9.4% → Shrunk 12.3%

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First-down rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 35.0% → Shrunk 37.7%

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20+ yard target rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 9.7%

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Every 2026 regular-season game line for John Metchie III. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Rec	Targets	Rec yds	Rec TD
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ ATL	W 34-3	0	0	0	0
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ CLE	L 18-21	2	5	19	1
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DET	W 32-26	3	5	37	0
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ PHI	W 25-14	2	3	24	0
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs TB	L 13-43	2	4	20	0
Week 8	Oct 29, 2026	@ GB	L 19-27	3	3	14	0

Verified identity bridge linking John Metchie III's college regular-season yards at Alabama to official NFL game lines.

Alabama (College yards)

232019

7822020

1,1422021

4444th pick
2022 Draft

CAR (NFL yards)

1582023

2542024

2742025

1142026 *

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Carries	Rush yds	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds	Rec TD
2023	HOU	16	1	4	16/30	158	0
2024	HOU	13	0	0	24/37	254	1
2025	PHI/NYJ	16	3	-5	33/48	274	2
2026 (so far)	CAR	6	0	0	12/20	114	1

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