A guy born in Taiwan, moved to Ghana, grew up in Canada, played high school in Maryland, and then college in Alabama, John Metchie has been all over the world. Metchie broke into the college scene by showing up at Alabama and dominating all of the second-team defensive backs in the spring game before his freshman season. And while he didn’t get any playing time behind DeVonta Smith, Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, and Jaylen Waddle, he quickly became the top backup.
Metchie then won a starting job as a sophomore alongside Smith and Waddle, and settled into the role of a sideline deep threat for Mac Jones.