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A more optimistic comp could be Jaxon Smith-Njigba's rookie season in 2023: 17 games, 63 catches for 628 yards. If you split the difference, that's 46 catches for 494.5 yards.
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Lemon projected for 46 catches, 495 yards as first-round pick with depth ahead.

The rookie receiver is a first-round pick in the Eagles' system with players ahead of him. The source provides a range of realistic rookie season projections: a pessimistic comp to Matthew Golden's 2025 season (29 catches, 361 yards in 14 games) or an optimistic comp to Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 2023 rookie season (63 catches, 628 yards in 17 games), splitting the difference to around 46 catches for 494.5 yards.

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