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Last one, Makai Lemon did some decent things in this game, but you don't need me to tell you that he has to make this catch. He's not an explosive vertical receiver. This is his bread and butter. He had 2 bad drops in this game, and if drops start creeping into his game, then…
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Lemon's two drops and final-drive miss raise hands reliability concerns despite 6-61 line.

Lemon finished with 6 catches for 61 yards but showed concerning hands reliability issues in the Eagles-Giants game. He had two bad drops and missed a critical final-drive catch that he had to make, with room to turn upfield and get out of bounds. Coming out of USC, his biggest selling point was hands reliability; he is not an explosive vertical receiver, so this bread-and-butter skill is essential to his value. If drops start creeping into his game, it will be a significant disappointment.

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