Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025USC
Makai Lemon
WR • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Los Alamitos, CA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Makai Lemon reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
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Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
98
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Makai Lemon built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Los Alamitos, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Makai Lemon's career was his receiving role: 137...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 20
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Makai Lemon, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · USC. Makai Lemon reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Quick Answers
Makai Lemon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,008
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · USC
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Los Alamitos · USC
- High school pipeline
- Los Alamitos · 38 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 1 · Pick 20 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 1,156 receiving yards · WR 8th (top 1%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)
Makai Lemon played WR for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Makai Lemon recorded 63 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 2,008 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with USC.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesfirst
- 20252025 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediafirst
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesthird
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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