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1 University career  





2 Professional career  



2.1  Calgary Stampeders  



2.1.1  2018: 106th Grey Cup  





2.1.2  2019: Move to starting safety  





2.1.3  2021: Contract extension  







2.2  Toronto Argonauts  



2.2.1  2022: 109th Grey Cup  





2.2.2  2023: Return to the Argonauts  









3 CFL career statistics  



3.1  Regular season  







4 Personal life  





5 References  





6 External links  














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Royce Metchie

No. 9     Toronto Argonauts

Metchie with the Argonauts in 2022

Born:

(1996-09-11) September 11, 1996 (age 27)
Lagos, Nigeria

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

20182021

Calgary Stampeders

2022–present

Toronto Argonauts

Career highlights and awards

Career stats

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

[edit]

Metchie played U Sports football for the Guelph Gryphons from 2014 to 2017.[1]

Professional career

[edit]

Calgary Stampeders

[edit]

2018: 106th Grey Cup

[edit]

Metchie was drafted by the Stampeders in the third round, 25th overall, in the 2018 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 14, 2018.[2] He began the 2018 season on the practice roster, but was soon elevated to the active roster and played in his first game on June 28, 2018, against the Ottawa Redblacks. He dressed in seven regular season games in his rookie season and recorded five special teams tackles. He was on the practice roster during the playoffs when he shared in the Stampeders' 106th Grey Cup victory.

2019: Move to starting safety

[edit]

Following the off-season departure of starting safety Tunde Adeleke and the retirement of Adam Berger, Metchie became the Stampeders' starting safety for the 2019 season.[3] He recorded his first career CFL interception during the Labour Day Classic on September 2, 2019, against the Edmonton Eskimos.[4] He played and started in 17 regular season games for the team in 2019 where he had 48 defensive tackles, seven special teams tackles, and three interceptions.[5]

2021: Contract extension

[edit]

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

[edit]

2022: 109th Grey Cup

[edit]

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

[edit]

On February 3, 2023, it was announced that Metchie had signed a two-year contract extension with the Argonauts.[8]

CFL career statistics

[edit]

Regular season

[edit]

 

Defence

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

[edit]

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 Brampton, Ontario, Canada.[9] Metchie's younger brother, John Metchie III, is a wide receiver who played college football for Alabama and was drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.[10][11]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "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.
  • [edit]
    Toronto Argonauts current roster

    Active roster

  • 3Janarion Grant
  • 4Nick Arbuckle
  • 5Bryan Scott
  • 8DaShaun Amos
  • 9Royce Metchie
  • 11Cameron Dukes
  • 13Leonard Johnson
  • 15Makai Polk
  • 17Richie Sindani
  • 19Robert Priester
  • 21Daniel Adeboboye
  • 23Benjie Franklin
  • 24Deonta McMahon
  • 25Ka'Deem Carey
  • 26Brian Harelimana
  • 29John Haggerty
  • 30Jonathan Jones
  • 32Fraser Sopik
  • 33Amani Dennis
  • 36Albert Awachie
  • 40Robbie Smith
  • 41Jonathan Edouard
  • 44Brandon Calver
  • 45Jack Cassar
  • 47Adam Guillemette
  • 48Wynton McManis
  • 52Peter Nicastro
  • 58Anthony Vandal
  • 59Dejon Allen
  • 62Ryan Hunter
  • 64Dylan Giffen
  • 65Landon Rice
  • 66Isiah Cage
  • 67Gregor MacKellar
  • 70Lirim Hajrullahu
  • 80DaVaris Daniels
  • 86Damonte Coxie
  • 88Rasheed Bailey
  • 90Thiadric Hansen
  • 91Jared Brinkman
  • 95Jordan Williams
  • 96Tyson Hergott
  • 97Derek Parish
  • 99Ralph Holley
  • 1-Game Injured list

    6-game injured list

  • 7Folarin Orimolade
  • 10Kevin Mital
  • 18Dejon Brissett
  • 20Quincy Mauger
  • 34Kerfalla Exumé
  • 38Jamie Harry
  • 49Daniel Kwamou
  • 53Darius Ciraco
  • 64Dylan Giffen
  • 81Tommy Nield
  • 83David Ungerer
  • Practice roster

  • 27Mark Milton
  • 28Mason Pierce
  • 35Isaac Darkangelo
  • 37Jason Person
  • 51John Bosse
  • 56George Moore
  • 71Alfredo Gachuz Lozada
  • 72Jeremy Edwards
  • 87Jake Herslow
  • 92Baptiste Pollier
  • 93Woody Baron
  • 98Daniel Joseph
  • Suspended list

  • 37Isaiah Bowser
  • 65Daniel Shin
  • John Daka
  • DeAndre Torrey
  • East
    HAM
    MTL
    OTT
    TOR
    West
    BC
    CGY
    EDM
    SSK
    WPG

  • 1Lemar Durant (MVC)
  • 2Adam Thibault
  • 3Patrick Levels
  • 4Micah Johnson
  • 6Rob Maver
  • 7Junior Turner
  • 8Emanuel Davis
  • 9Nick Arbuckle
  • 11Troy Stoudermire
  • 12Montell Cozart
  • 15Eric Rogers
  • 16Royce Metchie
  • 19Bo Levi Mitchell (MVP)
  • 20Bakari Grant
  • 21Adam Berger
  • 23William Langlais
  • 25Don Jackson
  • 26Austen Hartley
  • 27Tunde Adeleke
  • 28Brandon Smith
  • 29Jamar Wall
  • 30Rene Paredes
  • 31Tre Roberson
  • 32Romar Morris
  • 33Eric Mezzalira
  • 34Ante Milanovic-Litre
  • 35Ka'Deem Carey
  • 36Cory Greenwood
  • 37Maleki Harris
  • 38Terry Williams
  • 40DaShaun Amos
  • 41Cordarro Law
  • 46Charlie Power
  • 47Gump Hayes
  • 48Wynton McManis
  • 49Alex Singleton
  • 50Spencer Wilson
  • 52Riley Jones
  • 53Brad Erdos
  • 54Pierre-Luc Caron
  • 56Jameer Thurman
  • 58Ryan Sceviour
  • 59Randy Richards
  • 60Shane Bergman
  • 61Ucambre Williams
  • 62Nila Kasitati
  • 63Derek Dennis
  • 64Justin Renfrow
  • 68Justin Lawrence
  • 69Quinn Smith
  • 80Marken Michel
  • 81Chris Matthews
  • 82Juwan Brescacin
  • 83Markeith Ambles
  • 84Reggie Begelton
  • 85Julan Lynch
  • 87Richie Sindani
  • 88Kamar Jorden
  • 89DaVaris Daniels
  • 90Folarin Orimolade
  • 91Mike Rose
  • 92Ese Mrabure-Ajufo
  • 95Ja'Gared Davis
  • 96Chris Casher
  • 97Derek Wiggan
  • 98James Vaughters
  • 99Michael Kashak
  • 1Shaquille Richardson
  • 2Shawn Oakman
  • 3Jamal Peters
  • 4McLeod Bethel-Thompson
  • 5Shane Ray
  • 6Chris Edwards
  • 8DaShaun Amos
  • 9Royce Metchie
  • 10Hénoc Muamba (MVP, MVC)
  • 11Juwan Brescacin
  • 12Chad Kelly
  • 13Ben Holmes
  • 14Boris Bede
  • 16Brandon Banks
  • 17Markeith Ambles
  • 18Dejon Brissett
  • 19Kurleigh Gittens Jr.
  • 20Tarvarus McFadden
  • 21Daniel Adeboboye
  • 23Robert Priester
  • 24Eric Rogers
  • 25Eli Mencer
  • 26Caleb Holden
  • 27Josh Hagerty
  • 29John Haggerty
  • 30Jonathan Jones
  • 32Javon Leake
  • 33Andrew Harris
  • 34A. J. Ouellette
  • 35Tigie Sankoh
  • 36Eric Sutton
  • 37Enoch Penney-Laryea
  • 38Declan Cross
  • 39Maurice Carnell
  • 40Robbie Smith
  • 41Jonathan Edouard
  • 43Trevor Hoyte
  • 44Brandon Calver
  • 45Jack Cassar
  • 46Maxime Latour
  • 48Wynton McManis
  • 51Theren Churchill
  • 52Peter Nicastro
  • 53Philip Blake
  • 54Justin Lawrence
  • 56Ja'Gared Davis
  • 57Braydon Noll
  • 59Dejon Allen
  • 61Kofi Appiah
  • 62Ryan Hunter
  • 63Trevon Tate
  • 64Dylan Giffen
  • 65Dariusz Bladek
  • 66Isiah Cage
  • 67Gregor MacKellar
  • 68Shane Richards
  • 70Toshiki Sato
  • 74Simeon Okonta-Wariso
  • 80DaVaris Daniels
  • 81Tommy Nield
  • 82Jeremiah Haydel
  • 86Damonte Coxie
  • 89Cam Phillips
  • 90Damontre Moore
  • 91Jared Brinkman
  • 92Deionte Knight
  • 93Benoit Marion
  • 94Fabion Foote
  • 95Brandon Barlow
  • 96Sam Acheampong
  • 98Ali Fayad
  • 99Dewayne Hendrix

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