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A more optimistic comp could be Jaxon Smith-Njigba's rookie season in 2023: 17 games, 63 catches for 628 yards. If you split the difference, that's 46 catches for 494.5 yards.

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Lemon projected for ~46 catches, 495 yards as first-round rookie.

Lemon is a first-round pick in the Eagles' system with players ahead of him; a more optimistic rookie projection comp is Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 2023 season (63 catches for 628 yards in 17 games), while a more conservative comp is Matthew Golden's 2025 season (29 catches for 361 yards in 14 games). Splitting the difference yields approximately 46 catches for 494.5 yards as a realistic expectation.

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