Usage Score
18.7
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.
Efficiency
81.4
Consistency
68.5
Season Value
58.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Makai Lemon, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · USC. Makai Lemon reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
USC paired 1,156 primary output with 85 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 81.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2024 Postseason · USC
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
69.5
Efficiency
81.4
Usage
18.7
Consistency
68.5
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 99. LSU: 22. Utah State: 23. Minnesota: 37. Penn State: 73. Maryland: 89. Rutgers: 134. Washington: 70. Nebraska: 15. UCLA: 69. Notre Dame: 133
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 6 by 100. LSU: 1 by 100. Utah State: 3 by 51.1. Minnesota: 3 by 82.2. Penn State: 6 by 81.1. Maryland: 8 by 74.2. Rutgers: 4 by 100. Washington: 8 by 58.3. Nebraska: 2 by 50. UCLA: 2 by 100. Notre Dame: 9 by 98.5
Split Comparison
Wins60.3 · n=6 · -20.1 vs Losses
Losses80.4 · n=5 · +20.1 vs Wins
First Half57.2 · n=6 · -27.0 vs Second Half
Second Half84.2 · n=5 · +27.0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
100 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Texas A&M | W 35-31 | — | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Notre Dame100 receiving yards · High volume | L 35-49 | — | 9 | 133 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 35 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ UCLA | W 19-13 | — | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 34.50 | 0 | 64 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Nebraska | W 28-20 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ WashingtonHigh volume | L 21-26 | — | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Rutgers100 receiving yards | W 42-20 | — | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 1 | 70 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ MarylandHigh volume | L 28-29 | — | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Penn State | L 30-33 | — | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Minnesota | L 17-24 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Utah State | W 48-0 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 1 | 9 |
| Sun 9/1 | @ LSU | W 27-20 | — | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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USC
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 88 | 43 | 8.3 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 88 | 43 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 764 | 81.4 | 18.7 | 676 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 764 | 81.4 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | USC | 1,156 | 85 | 29.2 | 392 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Northwestern
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
161
Primary metric
161 receiving yards with a 97.6 efficiency score.
#2
Iowa
153
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
153 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Notre Dame
133
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
133 receiving yards with a 98.5 efficiency score.
#4
Illinois
151
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
151 receiving yards with a 91.5 efficiency score.
#5
Rutgers
134
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · USC
1,156 primary output · 85 efficiency · 29.2 usage
69.4
#2
2024 Postseason · USC
58.1
764 primary · 81.4 efficiency · 18.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · USC
58.1
764 primary · 81.4 efficiency · 18.7 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
8
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9773
Los Alamitos · Los Alamitos, CA
- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
2,008
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.