5 biggest gets for Colorado in the transfer portal
By Josh Yourish
Chamon Metayer. . Chamon Metayer. . Junior. TE. player. 449. Eligibility: 2 years. Chamon Metayer
With top receiver, Xavier Weaver out of college eligibility, Coach Prime will need to add multiple targets for Sanders to throw to. The 6-foot-5 250-pound Cincinnati transfer caught 23 passes for 258 yards and five touchdowns in a very run-heavy Cincinnati offense.
Metayer took about 200 snaps as a run blocker in 2023, but his best ability is as a pass-catcher, specifically over the middle of the field. He caught 23 of his 30 targets and was nine for 11 on targets between the numbers. That’s a perfect fit with Shedeur.
In 2023, 27.4% of Sanders’ attempts came between the numbers and within nine yards of the line of scrimmage. He completed 86.6% of those passes for 925 yards, nine touchdowns, and no interceptions. His second most common area of the field to throw to was the intermediate middle, between the numbers and 10-19 yards downfield where he completed 75% of his passes, but would have been 40/50 if not for five drops.
Metayer will quickly become Sanders’ favorite target and a security blanket for the Buffs’ second-year starting quarterback.