Eagles' Makai Lemon named an early long shot for a postseason award
Despite naming him as a longshot, an ESPN analyst includes an Eagles rookie among his postseason honors candidates.
It didn't take long for Makai Lemon to enter the conversation. Not one of the obvious ones. The other one.
We just can't help ourselves. Right after the NFL Draft, we begin our prognostications. Here we are in May, and the temptation forces us to look ahead to what might be said about the Philadelphia Eagles come January.
Who should we be monitoring in the meantime? Rookie Makai Lemon seems to be a pretty good starting point, but when discussions shift to early projections, Offensive Rookie of the Year, for instance, conversations tend to follow a predictable script. 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.