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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Makai Lemon

WR · USC · Class of 2026 · Model rank #52 (pos #28)
701
Projected career fp
7.6
Projected peak3 fp/g
4.8
Proj yrs in league
21.0
Age
19
Comps w/ NFL data
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NFL comparables — first 8 career games

N = 8 games8 games is a very small sample. This shows how these players began, not how they will finish. It is a comparison, not a projection, and it should not be read as a settled view of anyone’s career. Drawn from 956 historical WRs who played at least 8 career games. A “game” is one in which the player recorded a stat line. Inactive weeks do not count, and the same rule is applied to the rookie and to every historical player he is compared against.

Makai Lemon’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 8 career games looked most like it — same position, same number of games. His line is the highlighted row, so each comp can be read directly against it. Career outcome and career fp say what became of that player.

Player Debut First 8 career games Similarity Career outcome Career fp Seasons
Makai Lemon this rookie202645 tgt · 31 rec · 251 yds · 1 TD————
Wan'Dale Robinson202242 tgt · 32 rec · 288 yds · 1 TD0.854active6635
Greg Ward201948 tgt · 34 rec · 290 yds · 1 TD0.826depth2253
Keke Coutee201848 tgt · 31 rec · 305 yds · 1 TD0.808depth2055
Julian Edelman200937 tgt · 26 rec · 228 yds · 1 TD0.761elite1,55211
KJ Hamler202044 tgt · 25 rec · 275 yds · 1 TD0.753bust1283
David Boston199947 tgt · 24 rec · 249 yds · 1 TD0.747starter9366
Jaxon Smith-Njigba202343 tgt · 29 rec · 272 yds · 2 TD0.745active9814
Laviska Shenault Jr.202039 tgt · 30 rec · 323 yds · 1 TD0.741depth3875
Tavon Austin201349 tgt · 31 rec · 207 yds · 2 TD0.728starter7549
Deebo Samuel Sr.201943 tgt · 30 rec · 339 yds · 1 TD0.723active1,4188
Pre-season college projection and college comps secondary
Superseded by the NFL comparison above. This is the pre-season estimate, built before Makai Lemon played a down: his college production comped against historical college players, anchored on draft capital. It is a weaker estimator (prospect back-test ρ 0.27 ex-TE) and it knows nothing about what he has actually done in the NFL. Kept for reference only.
🏈 NFL Draft 2026: Round 1, Pick #20 — PHI
KTC consensus. SF rank 57 (pos #22) — model delta ↑ +5. Positive delta = model bullish vs consensus; negative = bearish.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is a confidence-blend (“blend_0.83_pick_tier_baseline_R1”). With 10 meaningful comp NFL careers (≥200 career fp), confidence is 0.83; we blend the comp-only projection (591) with the pick-tier baseline (1,250).

Projection inputs

College production summary feeding the v3.0 similarity vector. The engine weights these features against the prospect corpus (2000–present) to build the comp grid below.

College adj career fp/g: 15.88Final season fp/g: 18.43Peak season fp/g: 18.43Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Makai Lemon. Hit-label colouring tags each comp's eventual NFL outcome: elite, starter, bust, unknown (still developing or never reached the NFL). Click an NFL name to jump to its veteran page when available.

College player School Class Similarity NFL outcome NFL career Career fp Peak3 fp/g Seasons
Simmie Cobbs Jr.Indiana20180.764unknownSimmie Cobbs———
Jakobi MeyersNC State20190.728starterJakobi Meyers126113.78
Anquan BoldinFlorida State20030.608eliteAnquan Boldin295320.014
Dillon MitchellOregon20190.607unknownDillon Mitchell———
Jerry JeudyAlabama20200.556starterJerry Jeudy98312.57
Hakeem ButlerIowa State20190.529unknownHakeem Butler00.01
Denzel BostonWashington20260.506unknownDenzel Boston8710.91
Isaiah FordVirginia Tech20170.498bustIsaiah Ford1445.44
Rashad GreeneFlorida State20140.496bustRashad Greene642.53
Terrence EdwardsGeorgia20030.491unknownTerrence Edwards21.01
Reggie NewhouseBaylor20030.489unknownReggie Newhouse102.92
Desean JacksonCalifornia20080.484starterDeSean Jackson220417.615
Isaiah WilliamsIllinois20240.484bustIsaiah Williams1063.23
Chris CollinsOle Miss20040.483unknownChris Collins———
Courtney RobyIndiana20050.477bustCourtney Roby802.68
Michael ClaytonLSU20040.476unknownMichael Clayton5889.48
Detron LewisTexas Tech20110.475unknownDetron Lewis———
Keon ColemanFlorida State20240.475unknownKeon Coleman2818.93
KD CannonBaylor20170.468unknownKD Cannon———
CeeDee LambOklahoma20200.465eliteCeeDee Lamb178820.87
J'Mon MooreMissouri20180.465unknownJ'Mon Moore40.51
Santonio HolmesOhio State20060.464starterSantonio Holmes121314.49
Brandon LafellLSU20100.463unknownBrandon LaFell114311.89
Dwayne BoweLSU20070.460starterDwayne Bowe152115.49
Fred RossMississippi State20170.459unknownFred Ross———

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.