He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning consensus All-American honors in 2001.

[1] His son DK Metcalf is an All-Pro wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks.

Metcalf received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Mississippi, where he played for the Ole Miss Rebels football team from 1998 to 2001.

Metcalf was a coach at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Mississippi.

[7] Metcalf was officially named Coahoma's head football coach on December 27, 2022.