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WR2026 Draft Prospect

Makai Lemon

USC

Measurables

5'11 1/8"

192 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 2Projected · Round 3-4

Big-Slot Hybrid

Makai Lemon projects as a big-slot hybrid — a WR from USC who tested with a starter-caliber athletic profile (54th composite). Combine line reads 5'11 1/8" · 192 lb, 4.50s 40. Career college production: 137 receptions for 2,008 yards and 14 TDs across 3 seasons. Dominance score 71 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

71B+

Dominance score · multi-component

Above-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

47th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

89th

2025

Breakout

15%

89th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

55th

Y/R · 14.66

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

B-

Speed

54th percentile · 4.50s 40-yard

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

N/A

Vertical Pop

No combine number on file — no vertical jump on file

C

Frame

22th percentile · 5'11 1/8" · 192 lb

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.26
  1. #1

    Amon-Ra St. Brown

    2021 R4 · #112 · USC · 5-11/197lb · 4.51s 40

    87

    sim

  2. #2

    Derrick Williams

    2009 R3 · #82 · Penn State · 5-11/194lb · 4.47s 40

    82

    sim

  3. #3

    Jamari Thrash

    2024 R5 · #156 · Louisville · 6-0/188lb · 4.46s 40

    82

    sim

Scheme fit

Joint slot/X usage in 11-personnel with seam routes and red-zone fade isolation.

X-Factor

Speed grades in the 54th percentile — 4.50s 40-yard.

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 22th percentile (5'11 1/8") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Pro Day

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. WR class · 2000–2026 baseline
14

Athletic composite

14thPOOR

1 of 6 metrics graded

1× Solid
4.50s54thSOLID
i

40-Yard

vs. 1200

i

Vertical

No data

i

Broad

No data

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

12

Athletic composite

12thPOOR

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Poor1× Replacement
30.516thPOOR
i

Arm

vs. 473

8.87thREPLACEMENT
i

Hand

vs. 474

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2023USC68814.7040
2024USC5276414.7370
2025USC791,15614.61174
Career1372,00814.71474