>Metchie was born in Taiwan to a Nigerian father and Taiwanese mother on July 18, 2000.[2] His family moved to Accra, Ghana, when he was one before moving to Brampton, Ontario, Canada, with his mother and four brothers while his father remained in Ghana.[2][3] He then moved to the United States to attend St. James School in Hagerstown, Maryland.[4] Metchie spent a post-graduate year at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey,[5] before committing to play college football at the University of Alabama.[6][7]