John Metchie III Week 9 Outlook - Texans at Jets

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 31st 2024, 7:05pm EDT

Metchie has been a ghost this season. After hitting the active roster in Week 4, he played 4-36% of the snaps from Weeks 4-7, drawing only one target. Last week, he hit the field after Stefon Diggs had gone down. In the second half, he had a 45.5% route share, a 27.3% target share, 5.80 YPRR, and a 40% first-read share that tied Tank Dell for the team lead. Metchie ran 60% of his routes from the perimeter. He could rotate back and forth from the perimeter to the slot this week. It's tough to feel confident about him this week, considering he has been so low on the depth chart and wasn't pressed into action until last week when the Texans had no other options. If the Texans had a better defensive matchup this week, my writeup might be a tad more hopeful, but he's a sit this week. The Jets have held wide receivers to the fifth-fewest fantasy points per game and receiving yards.