Makai Lemon has a chance to be a huge impact player for the Philadelphia Eagles as a rookie, regardless of his role. If he is given a huge role, the sky is the limit for his season.
In a recent article, Geoffrey A Knox highlights and presents his thoughts on an NFL analyst’s expectations for Makai Lemon in Year 1:
“Quarterbacks dominate the headlines. Feature running backs get their share. Wide receivers usually need the perfect storm to break through. That’s where Lemon enters. Ben Solak recently mapped out his early outlook for the postseason awards race and, while Lemon wasn’t among the favorites, he wasn’t ignored either.
He landed in the longshot category, a tier reserved for players who may not have the clearest path, but absolutely have the talent.
“Lemon is the leader in the clubhouse for WR2 behind DeVonta Smith (assuming A.J. Brown is traded), but it’s tough to feel great about his potential for drawing volume on a run-heavy team such as the Eagles. However, any injury to Smith will immediately put Lemon in a position for eight-plus (and even 10-plus) targets per game, as there are no incumbent veterans (save for Dallas Goedert) in his way. He goes from an afterthought to potential leader in the clubhouse should that domino fall.”
Makai Lemon is a professional through and through, and he has a ton of talent to thrive with a big workload or a short rookie-level workload. If the opportunity presents itself, Makai Lemon can go from just a talented young rookie to winning the award for the best offensive rookie at the end of the year. That would not be a huge surprise to me.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: NFL analyst says Makai Lemon is a longshot to win NFL awards
Reporting by Micah Huff, Trojans Wire / Trojans Wire
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