Education
Mettenberger attended Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia. Mettenberger originally attended the University of Georgia but was kicked off the team due to a violation of team rules.
Mettenberger attended Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia. Mettenberger originally attended the University of Georgia but was kicked off the team due to a violation of team rules.
He was drafted by the Titans in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University.
As a senior, he threw 2,106 yards passing with 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. He was ranked as the 11th best pro-style quarterback recruit in his class by Rivals.com.
On April 30, 2010, Mettenberger pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor sexual battery charges stemming from an incident at a bar near Valdosta, Georgia.
He transferred to Butler Community College, where he became the starter for the 2010 season. In his lone season at Butler, he threw for 2,678 yards passing yards with 32 touchdowns and four interceptions.
He led Butler to an 11-1 record and the JUCO National Championship game. Prior to the 2011 season, Mettenberger transferred to Louisiana State University.
In his first season at Louisiana State University, he completed eight of eleven pass attempts for 92 yards and a touchdown in limited action.
In 2012, he took over as the starting quarterback. He led the team to a 10-3 record, completing 58.8% of his passes for 2,609 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. With the arrival of Cam Cameron as offensive coordinator in 2013, Mettenberger led Louisiana State University to a 9-3 regular season record, completing 64.9% of his passes for 3,082 yards, 22 Territorial Decoration"s and 8 interceptions with a yards per pass attempt of 10.41 YPA and a QB Rating of 171.4.
He is the only Louisiana State University quarterback to throw for 2,500 or more yards in back-to-back seasons and was a two-time team captain.
Mettenberger tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Louisiana State University"s final regular season game. He underwent surgery and just 13 weeks later, he fully participated in Louisiana State University"s Pro Day.
He threw nearly 125 passes while wearing a helmet and shoulder pads and completed over 90% of his passes. 2014 season
Mettenberger was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 6th round (pick number 178 overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
On September 28, 2014, Mettenberger made his professional debut in relief of the injured Jake Locker in a 41-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
He went 2 of 5 for 17 yards with 1 interception. On October 22, 2014, the Titans decided that Mettenberger would start over Locker and Charlie Whitehurst against the Houston Texans. Mettenberger and the Titans lost 30-16 to the Texans.
Mettenberger was 27 of 41 for 299 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Mettenberger started against Pittsburgh on his Monday Night Football debut, going 15/24 for 2 touchdowns and 1 interception and hitting former Steeler Nate Washington for an 80 yard touchdown. During a 36-7 blowout loss to the New York Giants, Mettenberger sustained a shoulder injury and missed the last 3 games.
He finished the season with 8 touchdown passes, 7 interceptions and 1,412 passing yards.