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John Metchie III

No. 2 on the depth chart

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Is John Metchie III starting?

John Metchie III is listed No. 2 at WR1 on the Carolina Panthers depth chart. Tetairoa McMillan is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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John Metchie III this week

The Carolina Panthers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). John Metchie III is listed No. 2 at WR1 going into that game.

At WR1 for the Carolina Panthers, Tetairoa McMillan sits ahead of him, and Chris Brazzell II is next in line behind him.

John Metchie III's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 32-26 vs DET (Oct 4); L 18-21 at CLE (Sep 27); W 34-3 at ATL (Sep 20).

John Metchie III wears No. 13, is 26 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 187 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Alabama.

Is John Metchie III playing this week?

John Metchie III is listed No. 2 at WR1 for Carolina Panthers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

CAR PR Depth

1David MooreStarter
2John Metchie III
3Jalen Coker
4Chuba Hubbard
5Trevor Etienne
6Xavier Legette

Carolina Panthers Starting Lineup

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Age
26
Height
5' 11"
Weight
187
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026CAR3510561000
    2025NYJ13334827423-50
    2024HOU1024372541000
    2023HOU1416301580140
    Career4 yrs407812574244-10

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    0
    +0.4/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    56
    -2.4/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    40
    Rush Yds
    -1

    #112 of 204 at WR in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    2026811556.700.696.8%5.5%0.140—
    202526814015-2.341.0210.3%6.0%0.200-3.03
    202433369113.070.766.8%7.2%0.150—
    2023266847-6.040.595.3%5.1%0.120-0.29
    Career94830838—————0—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 1 game

    Rec
    3-5
    Rec Yds
    37
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    12.3

    Road · 2 games

    Rec
    2-5
    Rec Yds
    19
    TD
    1
    Yds/Rec
    9.5

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 4Wvs DETYDS 37
    REC
    3
    TGT
    5
    YDS
    37
    TD
    0

    Final W 32-26

    Sep 27L@ CLEYDS 19
    REC
    2
    TGT
    5
    YDS
    19
    TD
    1

    Final L 18-21

    Sep 20W@ ATLYDS 0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 34-3

    John Metchie III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    John Metchie III plays 35% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 3 games).
    Snap share35%

    All Depth Chart Roles

    PR No. 2 (Special Teams) · KR No. 2 (Special Teams) · WR1 No. 2 (Offense)

    College

    Alabama

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