Royce Metchie
No. 9 Toronto Argonauts | |
Born: | Lagos, Nigeria | September 11, 1996
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
University | Guelph |
CFL draft | 2018, Round: 3, Pick: 25 |
Drafted by | Calgary Stampeders |
Career history | |
As player | |
2018–2021 | Calgary Stampeders |
2022–present | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
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Royce Metchie (born September 11, 1996) is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Metchie played U Sports football for the Guelph Gryphons from 2014 to 2017.[1]
Professional career
Calgary Stampeders
2018: 106th Grey Cup
Metchie was drafted by the Stampeders in the third round, 25th overall, in the
2019: Move to starting safety
Following the off-season departure of starting
2021: Contract extension
He signed a contract extension with the Stampeders on January 18, 2021.[5] He played in seven games in 2021 where he had 31 defensive tackles, one interception, and one forced fumble.
Toronto Argonauts
2022: 109th Grey Cup
On February 4, 2022, Metchie was traded to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for Cameron Judge as both players had contracts expiring the following week.[6] He played in 17 regular season games where he had 72 defensive tackles and two interceptions.[7] He also played in both post-season games, including the 109th Grey Cup, where he recorded three defensive tackles as he won his second Grey Cup championship in the victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[7]
2023: Return to the Argonauts
On February 3, 2023, it was announced that Metchie had signed a two-year contract extension with the Argonauts.[8]
CFL career statistics
Regular season
Defence | |||||||||||
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Year | Team | GP | GS | DT | STT | QS | Int | FF | FR | TD | |
2018 | CGY | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | CGY | 17 | 17 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | CGY | Season cancelled | |||||||||
2021 | CGY | 7 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | TOR | 17 | 17 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | TOR | 18 | 18 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
CFL totals | 66 | 59 | 223 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Personal life
Metchie was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian father and Taiwanese mother, and spent some time in his youth in Ghana and Taiwan before spending his childhood in
References
- ^ "2019 Gryphons in the CFL". gryphons.ca. June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Stampeders sign entire 2018 draft class". cfl.ca. May 14, 2018.
- ^ "The young padawan". stampeders.ca. September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Mitchell leads Stamps past Esks in Labour Day Classic". cfl.ca. September 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Stamps, Metchie agree to extension". Canadian Football League. January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Argos, Stamps swap Canadian talent". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Royce Metchie". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Argos bring back DB Royce Metchie". Canadian Football League. February 3, 2023.
- ^ Weese, Lukas (January 11, 2021). "John Metchie III's route to Alabama began in Taiwan, before moves to Ghana and Canada".
- ^ "Stampeders' Royce Metchie knew his younger brother John was special a long time ago". Calgary Sun. November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Texans trade up for Canada's John Metchie III in 2nd round of NFL draft". CBC. April 29, 2022.