{"id":809913,"date":"2026-03-13T12:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/809913\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:45:17","slug":"rams-gm-les-snead-praises-usc-wr-makai-lemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/809913\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams GM Les Snead praises USC WR Makai Lemon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 13, 2026, 5:16 a.m. PT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Thanks to the moves the Los Angeles Rams have made already this offseason, they\u2019ve freed themselves up to take the best player available at No. 13 overall in the draft. Wide receiver has become a greater need after the team addressed the secondary, so it\u2019s possible the Rams will target an offensive playmaker at the top of the board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">One player who could be in consideration is USC wide receiver Makai Lemon, who many experts project to be the second wideout off the board after Carnell Tate. <a href=\"http:\/\/theramswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/rams\/2026\/03\/12\/rams-nfl-draft-usc-makai-lemon-les-snead\/89120207007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rams GM Les Snead attended Lemon\u2019s pro day<\/a> at USC on Thursday, watching the receiver work out and run the 40.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Snead doesn\u2019t often attend pro days, and though this one was local to the Rams, it\u2019s still notable that he was there watching. On campus, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bridgetcondon_\/status\/2032246460750962702?s=46\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">asked by NFL Network<\/a> what he likes most about Lemon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cHe\u2019s a guy that just makes watching football feel fun,\u201d Snead said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Lemon has been compared to Amon-Ra St. Brown for the way they both catch everything thrown their way, and for their toughness after the catch. Lemon creates separation in the slot with his quickness, while also picking up yards with the ball in his hands.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He\u2019d be a nice complement to Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, and there\u2019s at least a decent chance he\u2019ll be available when the Rams go on the clock at No. 13.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773405917_909_86373428007-square-1.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 13, 2026, 5:16 a.m. PT Thanks to the moves the Los Angeles Rams have made already this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":809914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[95878,7,1014,58,2444,2611,6,424,95922,95923,95882,95946,96331,95906,96813,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-809913","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-los-angeles","11":"tag-los-angeles-rams","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-losangelesrams","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-rams","16":"tag-sstssportsnflrams","17":"tag-sstsnrams","18":"tag-tagamerican-football","19":"tag-tagcalifornia-gold-rush","20":"tag-tagdavante-adams","21":"tag-tagoverall-positive","22":"tag-tagpuka-nacua","23":"tag-tagsports-news","24":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116221937474301326","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}