John Metchie III for Justin Jefferson (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Justin Jefferson WR - MIN Justin Jefferson WR - MIN	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 6	# 125	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. GB	vs. CHI	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs GB	This is a 4 star matchup. WRs perform a little better than their average vs CHI	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	117.5	38.9	-
Avg Game	6.9	2.4	-
Avg Projection	171.2	89.8	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	1	22	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Justin Jefferson	John Metchie III	Add Player

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 05/31	#7	#126	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 05/31	#7	#112	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 05/30	#6	‐	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 05/30	#7	‐	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 05/30	#7	#141	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/29	#6	‐	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/27	#7	‐	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 05/29	#7	‐	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#7	‐	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/30	#7	‐	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 05/28	#4	‐	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 05/27	#8	‐	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/26	#7	‐	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 05/26	#7	#109	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 05/25	#6	‐	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#7	‐	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#6	‐	-

Jeff Boggis J. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire Fantasy Football E... 05/25	#11	#108	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 05/27	#10	‐	-

Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#7	‐	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 05/23	#8	#139	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 05/22	#6	#110	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#4	#105	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/26	#4	‐	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 05/21	#8	‐	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#6	#125	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 05/30	#7	‐	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/30	#5	#131	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/27	#6	‐	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/11	#8	‐	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#7	‐	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#8	‐	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 05/08	#7	‐	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/06	#7	#129	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#8	‐	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 05/02	#8	‐	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 05/11	#7	#129	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#8	‐	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 04/29	#10	‐	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 05/04	#7	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#11	‐	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#6	‐	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#6	‐	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 05/14	#9	‐	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#10	#121	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#7	‐	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 04/12	#11	#108	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/15	#6	‐	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/06	#6	#108	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 04/02	#6	#108	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 05/04	#7	#125	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#9	‐	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/23	#10	‐	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/15	#8	‐	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#10	‐	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 02/08	#11	#107	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#13	#108	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 01/07	#9	#106	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#9	#106	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Justin Jefferson WR - MIN Justin Jefferson WR - MIN	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. GB	vs. CHI
Week 2	at CHI	at ATL
Week 3	at TB	at CLE
Week 4	vs. MIA	vs. DET
Week 5	at NO	BYE WEEK
Week 6	BYE WEEK	at PHI
Week 7	vs. IND	vs. TB
Week 8	at DET	at GB
Week 9	vs. BUF	vs. DEN
Week 10	at GB	at NO
Week 11	at SF	vs. BAL
Week 12	vs. ATL	at TB
Week 13	vs. CAR	at MIN
Week 14	at NE	vs. NO
Week 15	vs. DET	vs. CIN
Week 16	vs. WAS	at PIT
Week 17	at NYJ	vs. SEA
Week 18	vs. CHI	vs. ATL

Player Projections Comparison
	Justin Jefferson WR - MIN Justin Jefferson WR - MIN	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
Receiving

Receptions	100.4	64.0
Rec Yards	1,308.0	598.0
Rec TDs	6.7	5.0

Rushing

Rush Attempts	2.0	3.0
Rush Yards	8.3	-4.0
Rush TDs	0.1	0.0

Points

Fantasy Points	171.2	89.8

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Justin Jefferson WR - MIN Justin Jefferson WR - MIN	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
2025 Points
Week 1	10.8	0.0
Week 2	8.1	0.0
Week 3	7.5	0.8
Week 4	12.6	1.0
Week 5	12.3	0.0
Week 6	‐	0.0
Week 7	7.9	‐
Week 8	7.4	0.0
Week 9	10.7	‐
Week 10	3.7	-0.4
Week 11	6.1	10.5
Week 12	4.8	12.5
Week 13	0.4	1.7
Week 14	1.1	3.4
Week 15	2.2	2.9
Week 16	8.5	0.4
Week 17	3.0	4.1
Week 18	10.4	2.0
Total	117.5	38.9
Average	6.9	2.4

Player Targets Comparison
	Justin Jefferson WR - MIN Justin Jefferson WR - MIN	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
2025 Targets
Week 1	7	0
Week 2	6	1
Week 3	7	1
Week 4	11	2
Week 5	11	0
Week 6	‐	0
Week 7	10	‐
Week 8	11	0
Week 9	9	‐
Week 10	12	1
Week 11	9	3
Week 12	6	7
Week 13	6	8
Week 14	4	8
Week 15	8	5
Week 16	8	5
Week 17	5	3
Week 18	11	4

Notes for Player Combination
	Justin Jefferson WR - MIN Justin Jefferson WR - MIN	John Metchie III WR - CAR John Metchie III WR - CAR
Expert
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Justin Jefferson's disappointing 2025 season was far more about quarterback dysfunction than any decline in talent. Even during a "down year," Jefferson still commanded an elite target share, while poor QB play and brutal touchdown luck tanked his fantasy production. The arrival of Kyler Murray gives Minnesota's superstar receiver a massive opportunity to rebound into the elite WR1 tier, where he has spent his entire career. Fantasy managers should treat Jefferson as a prime bounce-back candidate and one of the best values among first-round receivers in 2026 drafts.