Alabama will send two injured wide receivers to the draft. Following Jameson Williams‘ Thursday declaration, teammate John Metchie indicated Friday he will pass on his senior year to enter the draft, per ESPN.com’s Chris Low.
Metchie entered last season with a higher profile than Williams, having played extensively alongside DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle in 2020. After a 916-yard season alongside the two first-round talents, Metchie became a bigger part of the offense as a junior. He finished this season with 96 catches for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns. However, the ACL tear the 6-foot pass catcher suffered in the SEC championship game kept him out for the Crimson Tide’s final two contests and will affect his draft stock.
With Metchie not viewed as highly as Williams going into the draft, this injury may solidify him missing out on a first-round selection. Still, Scouts Inc. has the two-year Crimson Tide contributor as the No. 6 wideout in this upcoming class and the No. 42 overall prospect. Williams has graded out as the ESPN scouting service’s top receiver available. Injuries to each may cloud their stock going into the April draft, though ACL tears are obviously not as damaging as they once were to careers.
Alabama has seen four wideouts — Waddle, Smith, Henry Ruggs and Jerry Jeudy — be drafted in the first round since 2020. Williams and Metchie’s statuses will be less certain, given the likelihood neither will be available for full work until at least training camp. But each will almost certainly be an early selection.
This is a guy I am hoping the Lions take a look at in the 2nd round(or even the 3rd) depending on where he grades out. I think with the right coaching he could become a special player.
If he needs “ Special Coaching “ he shouldn’t go to the Lions with the Clown Head Coach they have.
I’m not the biggest Campbell defender, but the last receiver they drafted was a 4th rounder last year who looked like a star by the end of his rookie season.
Why do you have such an obsession with hating on Campbell? What did he do to make you dislike him with such passion?
He doesn’t even know why he hates him… he just spews nonsense about people that he doesn’t even know to make himself feel better. It is actually hilarious.
Where did I say anything about “special coaching”? I said the right coaching and you go off on your own tangent again yep. Classic reply from you when it comes to the Lions and Campbell. Sad thing is he made you eat crow as the year went on.
I wasn’t real high on Dan Campbell when he got the job, but you have to give the man credit…his outmanned team fought HARD right down to the season finale, which they won. Give Campbell a chance. He’s getting his players to believe in him and themselves.
Vs third string scrubs.
Awww you get your knee cap bitten little fella?