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Eagles Rookie WR M. Lemon can have a year one impact

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2 min
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Aug 13, 2026
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Thu, August 13, 2026
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DeVonta SmithMakai Lemon
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DeVonta Smith

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The source highlights the positive discourse surrounding DeVonta Smith, noting that while he has historically served as a 1B to A.J. Brown, there is potential for rookie Makai Lemon to eventually fill a similar 1B role alongside Smith by the end of the season.

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Makai Lemon

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The source identifies Makai Lemon as a high-value target who could emerge as a starting wide receiver in two-wide receiver sets by the end of the season. Lemon is versatile enough to play inside and out, and the source notes he is undervalued because he is incorrectly viewed as a low-upside slot receiver. Statistically, he was an effective deep threat at USC, with 41% of his career yards coming on 20-plus yard targets, demonstrating his ability to win both shallow and deep. He is projected to potentially become a 1B option alongside DeVonta Smith.

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0:00One wide receiver that I'm really
0:01excited to hear that you have as a value
0:04is Makai Lemon. Ends up in Philly and
0:07the whole discourse has been positivity
0:10for DeVonta Smith, but Lemon's role
0:13could look similar to what Smith has had
0:16in the previous two seasons. I'm pretty
0:18optimistic about clicking that button
0:20and you get a huge gap between Lemon and
0:23where the other first-round wide
0:25receiver well, the the you know, the
0:27non-Omar Cooper, the Jordan Tyson,
0:29Cornell Powell
0:30>> guy. I think probably the biggest thing
0:31people don't really appreciate about
0:33Lemon is that he was really good
0:36as a deep receiver at USC.
0:38>> [music]
0:38>> He had uh 41% of his career yards on
0:41deep targets, get 31 31% [music] on
0:44shallow 0 to 10-yard targets, but
0:47the highest percent of his yards was on
0:4920-plus [music] yard targets and he was
0:52able to get separation downfield.
0:55Uh
0:56he was uh a much more versatile player
0:59as far as he can play outside and inside
1:01that I think people are
1:03crediting him for. He's seen I think is
1:05like a low-upside
1:06slot. And he's not. He's he can play
1:09inside and out. [music] He can win
1:12shallow and deep. And that's where I
1:14think like when we're talking about the
1:16end of the season, I do think he is a
1:18starting wide receiver in two-wide
1:20receiver sets. I I do think he can kind
1:23of become [music] that 1B to DeVonta
1:25Smith and you know, maybe by the end of
1:28the year we're we're talking about hey,
1:30DeVonta Smith was a 1B to A.J. Brown and
1:32he's been he's looking like a 1B to the
1:34new guy.

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