Makai Lemon 2026 fantasy outlook and rest-of-season projection
- Age
- 22
- Height / weight
- 5'11", 192 lb
- Experience
- Rookie
2026 Season
- PPR PPG
- 3.4
- Pos rank
- WR101
- Rostered
- 58%
Week 4 vs. Rams, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 19th vs. WRs, neutral
Makai Lemon Rest-of-Season Outlook
depth WR for deep leagues only
Preseason Projection vs. Reality
Our Take After Week 4
Through 3 games he's WR101 at 3.4 PPR points per game.
The main risk is the job itself. He's the listed starter with Elijah Moore next on the depth chart, and a benching or an injury would take his value to zero overnight.
Read our preseason outlook (June 2026)
Published June 17, 2026. Kept for reference; the take above replaces it.
Philadelphia traded up in the first round for Lemon, a 5-foot-11 USC product who won the Biletnikoff Award and graded out as one of college football's most efficient perimeter receivers. The pedigree is real: just three drops on roughly 175 targets over his final two seasons, with the lateral quickness and route polish to win from the slot or outside. The problem is opportunity. DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert already soak up the meaningful target share, and a hamstring issue that cost him practice time only complicates a rookie's path to early reps.
Projections of 58 catches for 821 yards and nearly five scores reflect that target-competition ceiling, landing him around a Round 8 redraft cost and roughly WR35 by ADP. That makes him a stash, not a starter, in 2026. The investment pays off after 2027, when Goedert could depart and vacate the volume Lemon needs to break out.
What Could Change His Value
Upside
- The scheduleNone of his next four opponents is a top-10 matchup for WRs.Wk 4 LAR, 19thWk 5 JAX, 18thWk 6 CAR, 31stWk 7 DAL, 17th
Risk
- Job securityElijah Moore is next on the depth chart; a benching or injury hands him the job.
- A tough matchupThe Panthers in Week 6 (31st) is among the stingiest defenses against WRs.
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Makai Lemon Fantasy Outlook FAQ
What is Makai Lemon's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?
Makai Lemon projects as a depth WR for deep leagues only for the rest of the 2026 season: waiver-wire material in 12-team PPR, 10-team PPR and half-PPR leagues. See his live rank in Redraft Command.
What is Makai Lemon's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?
Makai Lemon is the WR101 in PPR points per game through Week 4. That puts him in depth WR territory, waiver-wire material in 10-team PPR leagues.
What is Makai Lemon's projected role going forward?
Makai Lemon is the listed starting WR, with Elijah Moore next on the depth chart. Nothing on the chart threatens the job, so the role is his to lose on performance.
Will Makai Lemon get more targets?
Makai Lemon's targets are holding steady: 2.5 a game over his last two games against 3.0 for the season. His share of the offense is what his fantasy value rides on.
What is Makai Lemon's fantasy football upside?
Makai Lemon's upside: his ceiling this season is 5.9 PPR points (Week 3, WR69).
What could hurt Makai Lemon's fantasy value?
Makai Lemon's risks: Elijah Moore is next on the depth chart if he is benched or hurt and the Panthers in Week 6 is a tough matchup. See his injury status and history.
How difficult is Makai Lemon's remaining fantasy schedule?
Favorable: of his next seven games, 2 come against a top-10 matchup for WRs and 1 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.