Is Rams WR target E-Lemon-ated?
USC’s Makai Lemon is falling out of favor with draft analysts
Los Angeles, CA - March 12:Makai Lemon runs drills at USC football pro day on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images For weeks we’ve been hearing that the Los Angeles Rams could or should draft USC wide receiver Makai Lemon with the 13th overall pick, which until recently had been the most commonly-mocked pick for Les Snead . But as we get closer to the draft, NFL draftniks are growing sour on Lemon.
To the point where now he’s not even called a top-5 wide receiver in his own class, so how could he be the 13th overall pick unless the group is just that talented at the top? (Because it’s not that talented. ) NFL.
com’s Bucky Brooks ranked his top-5 wide receivers in the class and Lemon failed to make it, falling behind Jordyn Tyson, Carnell Tate, Chris Brazzell, Malachi Fields, and Denzel Boston, in that order. Which teams are taking @BuckyBrooks ' Top 5️⃣ WRs? Full Rankings: https://t.
co/c7JfaNLifn pic. twitter. com/gtD0bEYoxR — NFL (@NFL) March 23, 2026 And Chris Simms of NBC and Pro Football Talk posted his top-5, which started with Boston at number one, followed by Tyson, Brazzell, Tate, and Zachariah Branch.