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The first-round pick from USC got off to a slow start in his rookie season but has been getting better and better once the Eagles scrapped the portion of the playbook that had him going backwards. Over the last couple of weeks without DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks, Lemon has played more and has had his two biggest games of the season.
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Lemon trending up with 31 catches; sixth among rookies in receiving yards.

The first-round pick from USC got off to a slow start in his rookie season but has been improving once the Eagles scrapped the portion of the playbook that had him going backwards. Over the last couple of weeks without DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks, Lemon has played more and posted his two biggest games of the season. Overall, Lemon has 31 catches on 45 targets for 251 yards and a touchdown. Among rookies, Lemon ranks sixth in receiving yards behind Carnell Tate, Denzel Boston, KC Concepcion, Germie Bernard and Antonio Williams, and has been coming on stronger recently.

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