Fantasy Football Counselor on Makai Lemon

PodcastTop 10 Fantasy Football Busts: Players to Avoid!August 21, 2026

From the episode

Makai Lemon here hamstring returned to practice on Thursday August 20th... I'm still not convinced he makes it through the season in Philly

Mentioned at 3:53 – 4:12

STACKED’s take

Negative signalInjury

Lemon is back from a hamstring injury, but his durability and role remain questionable.

Makai Lemon returned to practice from a hamstring injury on August 20th, but there is skepticism regarding his ability to stay healthy or maintain a role in Philadelphia throughout the season.

Makai LemonPHIPlayer page — value, ADP, projections, and every insight

Makai LemonNeutralUsage

Lemon and Wicks will likely cancel each other out; both should be benched vs. Tennessee.

ESPN Fantasy Football

Makai LemonNeutralRole

Lemon (25 routes, Week 1) is a work in progress; best used in slot on play-action, not early-down blocking.

Yahoo Sports NFL

Makai LemonNegativeUsage

Lemon's 9 targets through preseason and Week 1 yielded negative 2 yards.

Yahoo Sports NFL

Makai LemonNegativeDepth Chart

Listed as WR3/4 on Eagles depth chart. Community expects him to be 'a huge bust' despite being ahead of Hollywood Brown on depth chart.

Reddit /r/fantasyfootball

Makai LemonPositiveBreakout

Lemon's 85% route rate (2nd on team) suggests downfield targets coming soon.

FantasyPros Articles

Makai LemonNegativeBust

Lemon's -2 yards on nine targets signals immediate execution issues despite draft capital.

RotoWire NFL Articles

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