Player Career

Makai Lemon Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Makai Lemon 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 catches, 2,008 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with USC. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 63 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.

The arc is straightforward: Makai Lemon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonUSC88438.3
2023 Regular SeasonUSC88438.30
2024 PostseasonUSC76481.418.7676
2024 Regular SeasonUSC76481.418.70
2025 Regular SeasonUSC1,1568529.2392

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Notre Dame

Week 14 · L 35-49

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

133

Receiving Yards

99.3 takeover

133 receiving yards with a 98.5 efficiency score.

#2

vs No. 51 Northwestern

Week 11 · W 38-17 · Conference game

161

Receiving Yards

99.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

161 receiving yards with a 97.6 efficiency score.

#3

vs No. 12 Iowa

Week 12 · W 26-21 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

153

Receiving Yards

98.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

153 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ No. 24 Illinois

Week 5 · L 32-34 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

151

Receiving Yards

95.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

151 receiving yards with a 91.5 efficiency score.

#5

vs No. 82 Michigan State

Week 4 · W 45-31 · Conference game

127

Receiving Yards

93 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · USC

1,156 primary output · 85 efficiency · 29.2 usage

87.4

#2

2024 Postseason · USC

69.6

764 primary · 81.4 efficiency · 18.7 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · USC

69.6

764 primary · 81.4 efficiency · 18.7 usage

Milestones

7

100+ receiving yards

8

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games